a country's ability to influence others through culture or values rather than force
способность страны влиять на других через культуру или ценности, а не силой (sposobnost strany vliyat na drugikh cherez kulturu ili tsennosti a ne siloy)
"Japan uses soft power to promote its culture worldwide."
"Япония использует мягкую силу, чтобы продвигать свою культуру по всему миру." (yaponiya ispolzuet myagkuyu silu chtoby prodvigat svoyu kulturu po vsemu miru)
to take an idea and develop it further or act on it
not allowed or beyond acceptable limits
to decide to do something risky or difficult
to spend money carelessly or extravagantly
to think carefully about possible risks before doing somethi...
to engage in the hard or unpleasant work of a task
