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)
to do something extremely well
a secret agreement made by powerful people
to stop being angry and not remember someone’s mistake
to make sure everything is fair or equal
To start something that creates many new problems.
Creative or open-minded thinking without limits.
