Globalization? What globalization?

- actually: in fact
- agree: have the same opinion
- all but: all except
- are likely to: will probably
- attending: taking part in
- better off: more prosperous
- bitter: hostile
- bodies: organisations
- compelling: forceful, irresistible

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- consensus: agreement, accord
- environmentally sustainable: green
- equitable: fair, equal
- feasible: possible, realistic
- feed: provide food for
- fervent: very keen
- flagrant: sharp, very visible
- gap: difference
- highlighted: underlined, shown
- impose: require, force
- involve: include
- leave out: exclude
- left to their own devices: forgotten, left without help
- paradoxically: in a manner that produces an effect contrary to the intended result
- potential: possible
- process: procedure
- prove to be: in the end be
- set right: corrected
- sink: fall
- sole: only, exclusive
- spices: plants, grains with very strong taste, such as pepper
- symposium: conference
- the ranks of: among
- there can be no going back: it will be impossible to go back
- trade: commerce
- ultimately: in the end