The Klaus video and bribe inflation

Glossary of difficult words

to resort to something - to turn to and adopt a strategy or course of action, esp. a disagreeable or undesirable one;

persuasion - the act or fact of convincing someone to do or believe something;

default - a preselected option that is adopted automatically when no alternative is specified;

to sting - to hurt or upset someone;

funny subtitles - be sure to turn on CC under the video;

to pilfer - to steal (typically something of relatively little value);

for the taking - ready or available for someone to take advantage of;

duplicity - deliberate deceptiveness or deceitfulness in behavior or speech.