to persuade someone to support you or agree with you
убедить кого-то поддержать вас или согласиться с вами (ubedit' kogo-to podderzhat' vas ili soglasit'sya s vami)
"The candidate’s speech won the crowd over."
"Речь кандидата завоевала толпу." (Rech' kandidata **zavoevala tolpu**.)
to suddenly start talking about something unrelated
to punish someone without legal authority
to achieve a position of advantage or superiority
to stop resisting or to agree after initial refusal
to attract and keep a customer’s interest
to stop trusting someone
