to gradually work on something to achieve a result
постепенно работать над чем-то, чтобы достичь результата (postepenno rabotat' nad chem-to, chtoby dostich' rezul'tata)
"She chipped away at her thesis every evening until it was finished."
"Она постепенно работала над своей диссертацией каждый вечер, пока не закончила." (Ona **chipala** svoyu dissertatsiyu kazhdyy vecher, poka ne zakonchila.)
crazy or extremely worried
to start behaving more responsibly.
to finalize or confirm an agreement
to generate excitement and talk about a product or event
to barely have enough money to survive
a gesture of peace or reconciliation
