A person or group who has a hidden or indirect influence over the leadership
человек или группа, имеющая скрытое или косвенное влияние на руководство (chelovek ili gruppa, imeyushchaya skrytoe ili kosvennoe vliyanie na rukovodstvo)
"The chief advisor is often considered the power behind the throne."
"Главного советника часто считают властью за троном." (Glavnogo sovetnika chasto schitayut **vlast'yu za tronom**.)
to achieve two things at once
a sudden and unexpected event or news
sometimes it's okay to ignore rules
to delay or reduce doing something
to announce one’s candidacy or intention to compete in somet...
to adapt to difficulties and keep going
