great effort and hard work
большие усилия и тяжелая работа (bol'shie usiliya i tyazhyolaya rabota)
"Building this company took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears."
"Создание этой компании потребовало много усилий и тяжелой работы." (Sozdanie etoy kompanii potrebovalo mnogo usiliy i tyazhyoloy raboty)
to find a satisfactory compromise between two things
to share an opinion about a topic
to decide to do something without being asked or required
to work hard on something for a long period
to be physically fit and healthy
to stay focused on your goal