in a difficult situation or near defeat
в трудной ситуации или на грани поражения (v trudnoy situatsii ili na grani porazheniya)
"The company was against the ropes, but it managed to recover."
"Компания была прижатой к канатам, но смогла восстановиться." (kompaniya byla prizhatoi k kanatam no smogla vosstanovitsya)
Completely honest and without fault.
to have a casual conversation about unimportant topics
to feel extremely nervous or anxious
to keep changing your attitude or mood
something that has a very small chance of success
an event where people meet and introduce themselves