a place where powerful people make secret political decisions
место, где влиятельные люди принимают секретные политические решения (mesto, gde vliyatelnye lyudi prinimayut sekretnye politicheskie resheniya)
"The policy was decided in a smoke-filled room, not in public."
"Политика была решена в смок-филд рум, а не на публике." (Politika byla resheno v **smok-field room**, a ne na publike.)
to feel extreme fear or anxiety
information given to a journalist that cannot be attributed...
to be experiencing a period of bad luck
new people who bring fresh ideas
to make a brief appearance in a film
completely exhausted or tired due to overwork
