to use one's influence or connections to get things done
использовать свое влияние или связи, чтобы что-то сделать (ispol'zovat' svoe vliyanie ili svyazi, chtoby chto-to sdelat')
"She managed to pull strings to get the bill passed in Congress."
"Ей удалось потянуть за ниточки, чтобы принять закон в Конгрессе." (Eyi udalos' **potyanut' za nitochki**, chtoby prinyat' zakon v Kongresse)
following the exact wording of the law
full of energy and not tired
to adjust to a new environment or situation
to stop being angry and not remember someone’s mistake
to discuss something without reaching a conclusion
to make a mistake; to fail at something important
