PLOY
TO PASS THE BUCK
RAVISHING
THE RAT RACE
CLOUT
UBIQUITOUS
TO SCRUNCH UP YOUR NOSE
TO COME UP SHORT
TO GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS
TO RUB IT IN
To tighten the muscles of your nose
The unpleasant life of people who have jobs that require them to work very hard in order to compete with others for money, power, status, etc.
To make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about.
Seeming to be everywhere.
To blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with.
Very beautiful
Power and influence over other people or events.
To do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it.
To not go far enough// to be insufficient
A tactic or strategy used to achieve a specific goal, often in a way that is clever or manipulative.