to try to keep control or authority
пытаться удержать контроль или власть (pytat'sya uderzhat' kontrol' ili vlast')
"Some leaders cling to power even after losing public support."
"Некоторые лидеры cling to power, даже после того как потеряли общественную поддержку." (Nekotorye lidery cling to power, dazhe posle togo kak poteryali obshchestvennuyu podderzhku)
to fall onto one side accidentally
to allow yourself time to relax and calm down
to become distant from someone emotionally over time
to choose something after thinking carefully
to attract or bring in something, especially investment or p...
to stop working for a short time to rest
