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.