to control or influence someone or something secretly
誰かや何かを秘密裏にコントロールまたは影響を与えること (dareka ya nanika wo himitsuri ni kontororu matawa eikyo wo ataeru koto)
"He got the job because his uncle pulled the strings."
"彼は仕事を得た、なぜなら彼の叔父が糸を引いたから。" (Kare wa shigoto wo eta, nazenara kare no oji ga **ito wo hiita kara**.)
expressing one’s own personal view
to relax or slow down the pace of something
at the most advanced position in a field
to do what one has promised
A situation where asset prices rise far above their real val...
to do something that is considered unacceptable
