We lied to win, says Hungarian PM

confront Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to face, meet or deal with a difficult situation or person:
As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
I thought I would remain calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I became very nervous.

đối măt với

deputy Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization:
I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy.
I'm acting as deputy while the boss is away.
She's deputy (head) of a large North London school.
the deputy chairperson/manager/US sheriff/etc.

ngừoi dc ủy quyền

midst Hide phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
the middle of a group of people or things:
She caught sight of Johnny in their midst (= among them), laughing and talking

zữa

austere Hide phonetics
adjective
without comfort; plain and without decoration; severe:
an austere childhood during the war
The courtroom was a large dark chamber, an austere place.
He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure.

sự nghiêm khắc

elite Hide phonetics
group noun [C]
the richest, most powerful, best educated or most highly trained group in a society:
the country's educated elite
a member of the elite
DISAPPROVING A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry.