Internationally, there is a widely-held ( ) that Japanese people tend not to speak their minds, and indeed have two, different "faces".

Of those that remained, a fortunate and opportunistic few were ( ) to positions in senior management.

The political party ( ) millions of dollars of secret contributions into their presidential candidate's re-election campaign.

To raise money for the campaign, various local ( ) and sports stars have offered their full cooperation, gratis.

In order to complete their wholly unfamiliar task, the project team had to rely on their ( ).

The two governments are now working together on solutions to environmental problems, following guidelines concerning environmentally ( ) development.

A NATO chief has severely criticized the Russian attack on Ukraine as a ' ( ) violation of international law'.

This type of equipment can help inspectors to ( ) minor flaws just beginning to develop.

The key witness in this trial of a Mafia boss wishes to remain completely ( ), to avoid being murdered.

The war crimes committed by Russian troops in the Ukrainian city of Bucha deservedly drew widespread ( ).

As a result of armed ( ) by Russian forces, over 100 children have died and more than 130 have been injured.

Accused of being involved in a scandal, the politician ( ) as chairman of the committee.

We are betrayed not by an enemy or a ( ), but by our nearest and dearest, or, at least, by our normally reliable friend.

Thanks to the popularity with consumers won by its new products, the company's annual ( ) has increased by 90%.

At the beginning of his term, the newly-elected president had publicly ( ) to fight government and business corruption.

This man owns a megabank that possesses about $9.7 billion in ( ).

In the United States, many Asian-Americans have reported being ( ) because of their race, especially during the new Covid-19 pandemic.

The board of Education said that, in order to meet diversifying student dietary requirements, it had always tried to be creative and ( ) with the menus for its school meals.

The man ( ) the young woman's dress, saying it looked like a tablecloth.

In the United States, ( ) from both political parties came together and wrote a bill on a gun control for the first time in 28 years.

The budget ( ) forced the governor to close several state libraries and most of the state's shelters for the homeless.

Some people believe that suicide is ( ), even if a patient is suffering and is in the last stages of life.

100-yen shops are always full of people, with among them foreigners looking for interesting or convenient ( ) unavailable in their home countries.

In 1974, American's 37th President, Richard Nixon was about to be ( ), due to a political scandal known as Watergate. But he resigned before the trial could start.

Finally, the management found it impossible to continue to ignore his ( ) demands for a raise.