to fail or be defeated
потерпеть неудачу или быть побеждённым (poterpet neudachu ili byt pobezhdennym)
"Several small startups bit the dust last year."
"Несколько небольших стартапов потерпели неудачу в прошлом году." (neskolko nebolshikh startapov poterpyeli neudachu v proshlom godu)
to act first and show leadership
unable to move because of extreme fear
past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance
learning through experimenting and correcting mistakes
to argue with someone verbally
to argue against an idea to test how strong it is
