to make a process run more smoothly by helping it along or making it easier
сделать процесс более гладким, помогая ему или облегчая его (sdelat' protsess bolee gladkim, pomogaya yemu ili oblegchaya ego)
"Bribing officials is a common way to grease the wheels in international trade negotiations."
"Взятки чиновникам — это распространённый способ смазать колеса на международных торговых переговорах." (Vzyatki chinovnikam — eto rasprostranyonnyy sposob smazat' kolesa na mezhdunarodnykh torgovykh peregovorakh.)
a prompt that encourages an immediate response from an audie...
to sound familiar or remind someone of something
extremely sad about something or someone
an agreement between two or more parties to stop a war or co...
to signal someone to stop, especially a vehicle
two people who are very similar or close
