recipe

菜譜；引申意為原因或者必備因素。

Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.

Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.

sway

作為名詞是擺布，控制。

under somebody's sway

hold sway over somebody

Old habits hold sway over us. 本性難移

Some old atitudes still hold sway in rural areas.