如果你急需用钱，我或许能暗中动用一些关系。

If you need the money urgently, I may be able to ___pull a few ___strings.

报纸上的一篇文章或许能在市政厅暗中运作，带来所需的改变。

An article in the newspaper could ___pull ___strings at the City Hall to produce needed changes.

她暗中利用自己的影响力，帮助同事获得晋升。

She secretly used her influence to ___pull ___strings and help her colleague get promoted.