1. level the playing field创造公平竞争的环境
2. make complaints about sth 抱怨
3. a host of大量，许多
4. a predetermined amount of 预定的数目
at a predetermined time 在预定的时间内
5. go/become overdrawn 透支
6. barely=hardly=scarcely 几乎不
7. to date=so far迄今为止
8. dire warning 严重警告
dire consequences 严重后果
dire poverty赤贫
in dire need急需
9. be unscathed by未受~影响的
10. disruption中断，扰乱
11. mount a challenge发起挑战
12. an incumbent president现任总统
13. resilient坚韧的
14. cumbersome= complicated + inefficient复杂低效的
15. conduct a transaction进行交易
16. transform the landscape改变局面
17. give explicit consent给出明确许可
18. wave through完成
19. liability法律责任
20. robust system强劲的系统
21. be watered down被冲淡，缓和
22. bare its teeth露出爪牙
