a place where powerful people make secret political decisions
一个有权势的人在此做出秘密的政治决定的地方 (yi ge you quan shi de ren zai ci zuo chu mi mi de zheng zhi jue ding de di fang)
"The policy was decided in a smoke-filled room, not in public."
"政策是在烟雾弥漫的房间里决定的，而不是在公众面前。" (Zheng ce shi zai **yan wu mi man de fang jian** li jue ding de, er bu shi zai gong zhong mian qian.)
to have many responsibilities or tasks
a person who knows a lot about many subjects
to become independent from someone or something
to reach an agreement or accept a situation after some negot...
development that meets the needs of the present without comp...
to stay focused on your goal or objective despite obstacles
