Vocabulary

peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

corrupt government official

having wisdom and resources; being clever and talented

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

billing and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers

someone's looks and personal appearance

practicing by oneself; self-instruction

the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain

get-well card (gift, letter)

decay (decline, corruption) of public morals; moral decadence

rustic; boorish; uncouth; adamantly sticking to being boorish

very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

participating in something by merely following the leaders

Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)

economic expansion; boom

economic outlook

economic slowdown

recession

economic contraction

economic measure

economic slump

diffusion index; DI

economic assessment

economic malaise

management consultancy

management policies

economic system

economic espionage

economic data

economic bubble

economy model

economic management

economic environment

economic crisis

economic competitiveness

economic index

economic indicator

economic climate

economic output