to assert authority and dictate how things should be done
утверждать авторитет и диктовать, как должны быть сделаны вещи (utverzhdat' avtoritet i diktovat', kak dolzhny byt' sdelany veshchi)
"The new judge quickly laid down the law in the courtroom."
"Новый судья быстро положил закон в суде." (Novyy sud'ya bystro položil zakon v sude.)
a blessing or something very special
to stop resisting or to agree after initial refusal
people who start early are more likely to succeed
someone told me something secretly
to experience success for the first time
to suddenly become very angry
