to be in a position of control or leadership
处于控制或领导地位 (chùyú kòngzhì huò lǐngdǎo dìwèi)
"After the promotion, she now sits in the driver’s seat."
"升职后，她现在坐在驾驶员的座位上。" (Shēngzhí hòu, tā xiànzài **zuò zài jiàshǐyuán de zuòwèi shàng**.)
to perform one's assigned tasks or responsibilities
to make a bad situation even more difficult or unpleasant
to place reliance or faith in someone or something
to actively try to achieve your ambitions
to attribute something to a particular cause
a small or trivial lie
