
stalemated (adjective) – deadlocked, standstilled, checkmated.get out of (phrasal verb) – escape, sidestep, evade, dodge.desperate (adjective) – urgently requiring, wanting, crying out, desirous.topple (verb) – overthrow, oust, unseat.invasion (noun) – attack, incursion, assault/assailing.imperial (adjective) – monarchical, authoritative, high-handed/domineering.pre-eminence (noun) – superiority, supremacy, predominance.

overshadow (verb) – outshine, eclipse, surpass, exceed.multilateral (adjective) – involving many different countries (in which all WTO member countries are party to the agreement).arguably (adverb) – possibly, probably, perhaps, maybe.mighty (adjective) – influential, strong, powerful.manifest (verb) – present, display, indicate/express.relative (adjective) – respective, comparable, correlative, parallel, corresponding.calculated (adjective) – deliberate/purposeful, premeditated, pre-planned.assertiveness (noun) – confident and forceful behaviour.defining (adjective) – decisive, determining, deciding.the establishment (noun) – the powers that be, the authorities, the regime (exercising power and influence).


