His door was opened on the first 【summon】; and he appeared in person, unarmed, and in a peculiarly defenseless condition.

It is the 【legitimacy】 of American power and American global leadership that has come to be doubted by a majority of Europeans.

The proposed 【compromise】 would increase tobacco taxes to help pay for expansion of the child health program.

Asia's affectionate love with real estate has been prompted by easy money and 【accommodative】 local government policies.

The deposits in credit institutions have reached enormous figures, and this 【plethora】 has caused disastrous results.

To the administration, Tokyo appears more"results-oriented", prompting hopes that 【bargains】 can be reached with Japan to ease frictions on a range of issues.

The effect is 【amplified】, MITI argues, because 35% of American exports to Japan are industrial commodities, which are highly sensitive to the business cycle.

Sometimes the problem isn't that we lack sufficient information. We have a precise picture of ourselves or a situation, but we 【capitulate】 the first time someone challenges us.

There are occasions in some big cities, when 【ingenuous】 questions out of the mouths of children can sometimes puzzle the experts.

The current U. S. administration is 【adamant】 about restricting travel and exports to Cuba.