to reveal someone's secret identity or hidden purpose
раскрыть чью-то тайную личность или скрытую цель (raskryt chyu to tainuyu lichnost ili skrytuyu tsel)
"The journalist accidentally blew the cover of the undercover agent."
"Журналист случайно раскрыл личность тайного агента." (zhurnalist sluchayno raskryl lichnost tainogo agenta)
to engage in the hard or unpleasant work of a task
to resolve small problems or differences
to become calmer or make less noise
to become aware of something important
past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance
to start an event or activity
