the power to move or influence others is also leverage

If you have leverage, you hold the advantage in a situation or the stronger position in a contest, physical or otherwise.

The lever is a tool for getting more work done with less physical force. With the right leverage, you might be able to lift a heavy box. This refers to non-physical situations too: the power to move or influence others is also leverage. Since your boss has the power to fire you, that's a lot of leverage to get you to do what he wants. If your friend owes you a favor, you have leverage to get a favor of your own.

Principal Translations
leverage n	(power, force)	hacer palanca loc verb
	He moved his grip on the handle for better leverage.
	Cambió el agarre en la manija para hacer más palanca.
leverage n	figurative (advantage)	ventaja nf
	She took advantage of the situation to gain leverage in the negotiations.
	Se aprovechó de la situación para obtener ventaja en las negociaciones.
Additional Translations
leverage n	figurative (influence)	Tener influencias loc verb
	Talk to him. He has leverage with the city council.
	Habla con él. Tiene influencias en el ayuntamiento.
leverage [sth]vtr	figurative (use to advantage)	hacer uso loc verb
	He leveraged his marketing skills to become director of the company.
	Hizo uso de sus habilidades de marketing para llegar a director de la compañía.
leverage [sth]vtr	figurative (increase return on: an investment)finanzas	apalancar⇒ vtr
	I leveraged my investments by buying on margin.
	* Apalanqué mi inversión con financiación externa.

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from hustle and bustle

To hustle something means to hurriedly push it along. If you overslept, you'll have to hustleout of the house to get to work on time.

A flurry of activity and commotion is often referred to as bustle. If you want to see truebustle in action, just walk through Times Square in New York during lunch hour.

glaring things are obvious. You just can't miss them.

glaring [ˈglɛərɪŋ] ADJ

1(=dazzling)[sun, light] deslumbrante, resplandeciente; [colour] chillón

2(=obvious)[mistake] patente, manifiesto

Whether it's a bright light or a fault, glaring things are obvious. You just can't miss them.

Something glaring is obvious to everyone. Sometimes, there's a glaring light that's in your eyes, such as the glaring beams of the sun. Other times, it could be a glaring fault. For example, if you're a very short basketball player, your height is something everyone knows you have to overcome: it's a glaring problem for that sport. Things that are glaring in this way are almost always bad: there aren't any glaring ice cream cones or puppies. You can't avoid looking at things that are glaring, but you wish you could.

do a runner

DO A RUNNER

 to run away in order to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something

Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points

shrug off

1

vminimize the importance of, brush aside

“Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points”

Type of:

brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard,ignore, push aside

bar from attention or consideration

shrug

1

vraise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

Type of:

gesticulate, gesture, motion

show, express or direct through movement

na gesture involving the shoulders

Type of:

gesture, motion

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

The key to having a great vacation is to cast off your worries and concerns.

cast off

AVT + ADV

1(lit) desechar, abandonar [+ burden] deshacerse de, quitarse de encima [+ clothing] quitarse [+ wife] repudiar [+ mistress] dejar
the slaves cast off their chains los esclavos se deshicieron de sus cadenas

2(Naut) soltar las amarras de, desamarrar

3(Knitting) [+ stitch] cerrar

BVI + ADV

1(Naut) soltar amarras

2(Knitting) cerrar

I remember cringing with embarrasment if my mother was out with me....

cringe [krɪnd[zh]] VI

1(=shrink back) encogerse (at ante)
to cringe with fear encogerse de miedo
to cringe with embarrassment morirse de vergüenza
it makes me cringe me da horror

2(=fawn) acobardarse, agacharse (before ante)

if you have to get to the theater on time--------don't dawdle along the way: you'll miss the curtain!

There are lots of words that mean to move slowly. The point of dawdle is that one is moving too slowly, is falling behind, or is not properly focused on making progress.

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Synonyms:

fall back, fall behind, lag

Types:

drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back,trail

to lag or linger behind

Type of:

follow

to travel behind, go after, come after

vtake one's time; proceed slowly

Synonyms:

linger

Antonyms:

belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie,hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

move fast

Type of:

move

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

vwaste time

Synonyms:

dally

Type of:

act, behave, do

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

LINGER persisting while gradually weakening."----------------------taking a long time to depart,

When someone lingers, he or she takes an unexpectedly long time to depart, as Romeolingers when bidding Juliet farewell (or as annoying houseguests almost always tend to do).

In addition to its primary meaning of "taking a long time to depart," linger has the additional meaning of "persisting while gradually weakening." In this sense, linger can refer to feelings or sensations that slowly fade away, like the smell of perfume that lingers in an elevator after the passengers have exited.

remain present although waning or gradually dying

“Her perfume lingered on”

Type of:

persist, remain, stay

stay behind

vbe about

Synonyms:

footle, hang around, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag,lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry

Types:

lurch, prowl

loiter about, with no apparent aim

Type of:

be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

vtake one's time; proceed slowly

Synonyms:

dawdle

Antonyms:

belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie,hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

move fast

Type of:

move

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

vleave slowly and hesitantly

Synonyms:

tarry

Type of:

go away, go forth, leave

go away from a place

vmove to and fro

“The shy student lingered in the corner”

Synonyms:

hover

Type of:

hesitate, waffle, waver

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

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lingered

lingering

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USAGE EXAMPLES

• Nevertheless I lingered, quite taken with a seasonal menu that is both approachable and ambitious.
  Seattle Times Jan 16, 2014
• “Halfway through the exhibition, we noticed a shift,” with visitorslingering longer over “The Goldfinch,” Mr. Wardropper said.
  New York Times Jan 17, 2014
• Before the game, Anthony said the ill effects from their Eastern Conference semifinal series were still lingering.
  New York Times Jan 17, 2014
• A few of London Grammar’s songs build up to dance beats — a useful commercial tactic — but the music doesn’t linger there.
  New York Times Jan 17, 2014

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lag behind

When you can't keep up with your fellow marathon runners, you can say that you lag behind them.

The word lag describes a kind of slowness or delay. As a noun, it means a slowing: "The coach was disappointed by the lag in her swimmers' best times that day." When you lag behind someone, you fall back or don't measure up. A student who struggles with math, for example, might say that his grades lag behind his best friend's. In the 1550s, lag meant "last person."

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:lag

1	vn	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
2	n	one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
3	v	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
4	v	cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
5	v	throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lag

1

vhang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Synonyms:

dawdle, fall back, fall behind

Types:

drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back,trail

to lag or linger behind

Type of:

follow

to travel behind, go after, come after

nthe act of slowing down or falling behind

Synonyms:

retardation, slowdown

Type of:

delay, holdup

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

nthe time between one event, process, or period and another

Synonyms:

interim, meantime, meanwhile

Types:

interregnum

the time between two reigns, governments, etc.

Type of:

interval, time interval

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

2

none of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

Synonyms:

stave

Type of:

slat, spline

a thin strip (wood or metal)

3

vlock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Synonyms:

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put away,put behind bars, remand

Type of:

confine, detain

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

4

vcover with lagging to prevent heat loss

“lag pipes”

Type of:

cover

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

5

vthrow or pitch at a mark, as with coins

Type of:

flip, pitch, sky, toss

throw or toss with a light motion

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lagged

lagging

lags

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USAGE EXAMPLES

• The increased forecast is a positive, but Morgan Stanley's wealth business has lagged major rivals on the measure.
  Reuters Jan 17, 2014
• Although Manchester United are lagging 11 points behind Arsenal, Mourinho is still expecting a tough game.
  Reuters Jan 17, 2014
• United, which will report fourth-quarter earnings next week, had beenlagging the industry on important performance points.
  Chicago Tribune Jan 17, 2014
• However, Japan looks set to disappoint and the euro zone will probably lag again compared with its Western peers.
  Reuters Jan 16, 2014

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