to choose not to hold an influential position
выбрать не занимать влиятельную позицию (vybrat' ne zanimat' vliyatel'nuyu pozitsiyu)
"Some activists back away from power to stay independent."
"Некоторые активисты отходят от власти, чтобы остаться независимыми." (nekotorye aktivisty otdokhodyat ot vlasti, chtoby ostat'sya nezavisimymi)
to return to growth after an economic decline
to sleep later than usual, especially in the morning
to request something
to develop confidence among team members
to find ways to avoid or overcome difficulties
to stop being aggressive or argumentative in a conflict