the ability to convince someone to do something or believe something
способность убедить кого-то сделать что-то или поверить во что-то (sposobnost' ubezhdit' kogo-to sdelat' chto-to ili poverit' vo chto-to)
"He mastered the art of persuasion and convinced them to support his cause."
"Он овладел искусством убеждения и убедил их поддержать его дело." (On ovladel iskusstvom ubezhdeniya i ubedil ih podderzhat' ego delo)
to start something quickly and energetically
to use one's authority or influence in an aggressive way
a student who is favored by the teacher
doing something unusual or original
to hear news or rumors indirectly
to analyze a problem step by step
