to make a process run more smoothly by helping it along or making it easier
プロセスを円滑に進めるために手助けをしたり、簡単にしたりすること (purosesu o enkatsu ni susumeru tame ni tedasuke o shitari, kantan ni shitari suru koto)
"Bribing officials is a common way to grease the wheels in international trade negotiations."
"役人に賄賂を渡すことは、国際貿易交渉でホイールにグリースを塗る一般的な方法です。" (Yakunin ni wairo o watasu koto wa, kokusai bōeki kōshō de hoīru ni gurīsu o nuru ippanteki na hōhō desu.)
to have a friendly relationship with someone
showing maturity or wisdom greater than expected for one’s a...
to experience very high and very low emotional states in a s...
both sides must trust each other
to receive a lot of public attention
a polite expression used when meeting someone for the first...