a course of action that seems to lead to undesirable or dangerous consequences
действие, которое, по-видимому, ведет к нежелательным или опасным последствиям (deystviye, kotoroye, po-vidimomu, vedet k nezhelatel'nym ili opasnym posledstviyam)
"Starting to ignore small violations can lead to a slippery slope of bigger legal issues."
"Начало игнорирования небольших нарушений может привести к скользкому склону более серьезных юридических проблем." (Nachalo ignorirovaniya nebol'shikh narusheniy mozhet privesti k **skol'zkomu sklony** boleye ser'yeznykh yuridicheskikh problem.)
To feel extremely thankful.
to rely on someone or something
to remember or recall something
to stop paying attention and mentally drift away
to officially begin a meeting or discussion
to engage in the hard or unpleasant work of a task