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.)
to excite or motivate someone
feeling sad or depressed
to be in a position of leadership or power
to make significant progress or improvements
to mark the beginning and end of something
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