| 10 years | decade |
| a range of | a series of |
| leaders | heads |
| previous/previously | formerly |
| to make sure | to ensure |
| a delicate issue | thorny issue |
| to deal with 1 | to address |
| to deal with 2 | to cope with |
| to provoke | to prompt |
| to encourage | to urge |
| disruption, failure | breakdown |
| controlled | monitored |
| many | scores of |
| to rationalize | to streamline |
| major, capital | landmark |
| to shape, to create | to forge |
| to reduce | to prune |
| worried | concerned |
| be present | to attend |
| restriction | curb |
| central, principal | core |
| to withdraw | to remove |
| traditional | set-piece |
| eminent | high-ranking |
| whose purpose is to | aimed at |
| to fail | to fall short of |
| to increase | to scale up |
| to abolish | to lift |
| to make ready for | to lay the groundwork |
| perspective | prospect |
| game | gamble (hazard) |
| to say goodbye/to defeat | to see off |
| to be removed from a position | pushed out of office |
| to cut all links | to severe all ties |
| key elements | take aways |
| stronger 1 | tighter |
| stronger 2 | tougher |
| to give | set to grant asylum |
| to drop/to give up | to ditch |
| be ready to | to be willing to |
| persuasion/pressure | arm-twisting |
| to keep sth from kappening | to prevent from |
| revision/reexamination | overhaul |
| to accomplish/to carry out | to achieve |
| to cancel/to eliminate | to rule out |
| to play with/to try to fix | to tinker (majstrowac) |
| to evaluate | to reckon |
| sth produced | output |
| to be unsuccessful | to fail |
| plan/programme | a scenario/agenda |
| to introduce/to launch | to set up |
| to think about seriously | mull/consider |
| at risk | at stake |
| to worry | to fret |
| to support | to cheer |
| to pay the bill/to pay money for sth | to pick up the tab |
| numbers | figures |
| postition | stance/opinion |
| be going to happen in the future | lie ahead |
| main | lead |
| to reach agreement | to settle |
| to postpone/to delay | drag one's heels (zwlekac) |
| Un responsable | An official |
| Mettre en garde, prévenir | To warn |
| Taux actuel | Current rate |
| Suivre le rythme | To keep up with |
| D'ici 2020 | By 2020 |
| Se fixer un but | To set a goal |
| Empirer | To worsen |
| Sur une base annuelle | On an annual basis, on a yearly basis |
| Augmenter | To increase, to drive up |
| Probabilité/vraisemblance | Likelihood |
| Publier/sortir | Release |