to control or influence someone or something secretly
контролировать или влиять на кого-то или что-то секретно (kontrolirovat' ili vliyat' na kogo-to ili chto-to sekretnno)
"He got the job because his uncle pulled the strings."
"Он получил работу, потому что его дядя дергал за ниточки." (On poluchil rabotu, potomu chto ego dyadya **dergal za nitochki**.)
to imprison or jail someone
to surprise someone with something unexpected
an innovation that significantly alters or revolutionizes an...
in the testing phase before final release
to make a special effort to help someone
To make an irreversible decision or take a step from which t...
