to cause
to serve as a cause or occasion of
tough
difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with
audit
a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
allegation
a positive assertion especially of misconduct
infighting
prolonged and often bitter dissension or rivalry among members of a group or organization
subsidiary
a company wholly controlled by another
to grip
to seize or hold firmly
to sob
to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath
expletive
an exclamatory word or phrase (that is obscene or profane)
to peak
to reach a maximum
that ... of a ... (It's not that interesting of a story)
так(ой) уж ... (Это не такая уж и интересная история)
patriarchy
[пэтриарки]
mid-terms
an examination at midterm
to relate (to)
to have relationship or connection (the readings relate to his lectures)