being in a leading or important position in a field
быть в ведущей или важной позиции в области (byt' v vedushchey ili vazhnoy pozitsii v oblasti)
"The research center is at the forefront of renewable energy studies."
"Исследовательский центр на переднем плане в области исследований возобновляемых источников энергии." (Issledovatelskiy tsentr **na perednem plane** v oblasti issledovaniy vozobnovlyaemykh istochnikov energii.)
to feel nervous or hesitant about something
to become very angry
in an obvious place or situation where someone should have n...
a person who is lively, entertaining, and the center of atte...
to organize oneself or one's actions effectively
to approach the last possible moment before a deadline