Jaci Stephen from the Daily Mail dubbed the character Desperately Dull Dan. After Dan gave Sam his and Libby's savings, a reporter for the Daily Record said What a silly boy Dan is. He's always been the first person everyone on Ramsay Street could turn to in a crisis, the kind we'd all love to have on our side.
Entrenched means firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change. Interests in this context could be defined as expectations of profit or benefits. Entrenched interests would then be expectations of profit or benefits that are firmly established and unlikely to change: It is time to stand up to the narrow, entrenched interests that are blocking progress for all.
Definition of 'encroach'. encroach. If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing. Any attempt to encroach upon presidential prerogatives in this domain was quickly and firmly resisted. [VERB on/upon noun] The new institutions do not encroach on political power.