people or organizations who hold authority or control
personas u organizaciones que tienen autoridad o control (personas u organizaciones que tienen autoridad o control)
"The decision depends on the powers that be."
"La decisión depende de las personas o entidades que tienen poder." (la decisión depende de **las personas o entidades que tienen poder**.)
to suffer because of a bad decision or mistake
to fail completely in an embarrassing way
to greet someone
to rely on someone or something
an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss
hoping for good luck or a good result