to experience pressure or attack, especially politically
圧力や攻撃を受ける、特に政治的なもの (atsuryoku ya kōgeki o ukeru, toku ni seiji-teki na mono)
"The government came under pressure to increase public spending."
"政府は公共支出を増加させるための圧力に直面した" (seifu wa kōkyō shishutsu o zōka saseru tame no atsuryoku ni chokumen shita)
to earn money from work or investment
to gradually develop confidence in yourself
to reserve a period in your schedule for something important
to make efforts to achieve progress or better results
to stop communicating suddenly or intentionally
to use your past achievements as a base for further progress
