style – n. a particular way in which something is done, created or performed

firsthand – adj. coming directly from actually experiencing or seeing something

interdependent – adj. related in such a way that each needs or depends on the other; mutually dependent

regulate – v. to make rules or laws that control (something)

consume – v. to take all of a person’s attention, energy, time, etc.

comply – v. to do what you have been asked or ordered to do

bureaucrat – n. a person who is one of the people who run a government or big company and who does everything according to the rules of that government or company; a person who is part of a bureaucracy