to control or influence someone or something secretly
秘密地控制或影响某人或某事 (mimi de kongzhi huo yingxiang mou ren huo mou shi)
"He got the job because his uncle pulled the strings."
"他得到了这份工作，因为他的叔叔拉了后退的线。" (Ta dedao le zhe fen gongzuo, yinwei tade shu shu **la le houtui de xian**.)
to relax and enjoy yourself freely
to slightly change the truth to make something sound better
a leader with a clear vision for the future
the trace of information left by a user's online activities
to mark the beginning and end of something
something very easy to do
