to help someone improve their situation or get an advantage
誰かの状況を改善する手助けをする、または有利な立場を得る (dareka no joukyou wo kaizen suru tetsudake wo suru, mata wa yuuri na tachiba wo eru)
"Her mentor gave her a leg up in her career."
"彼女のメンターは彼女のキャリアで彼女を助けた。" (Kanojo no mentā wa kanojo no kyaria de kanojo wo tasuketa.)
to remain loyal to someone or something
in the same conditions or with equal chances
A person who is overly idealistic, unrealistic, or impractic...
when one opportunity is lost, another appears
to annoy or bother someone deeply
to suddenly remember a past event