an attempt to damage someone's reputation through false accusations or gossip
попытка повредить репутацию человека ложными обвинениями или слухами (popytka povredit' reputatsiyu cheloveka lozhnymi obvineniami ili slukhami)
"The opposition launched a smear campaign against the minister."
"Оппозиция запустила кампанию по очернению против министра." (Oppozitsiya zapustila **kampaniyu po ocherneniyu** protiv ministra.)
to open your books and begin studying
to do what you promise to do
someone who listens and supports you when you are sad
to relax and do nothing for a while
to put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way ou...
not allowed or beyond acceptable limits
