to take strict action to stop or control something
предпринять строгие меры для остановки или контроля чего-то (predprinyat' strogiye mery dlya ostanovki ili kontrolya chego-to)
"Authorities are clamping down on tax evasion this year."
"Власти принимают строгие меры против уклонения от налогов в этом году." (Vlasti **prinimayut strogiye mery protiv** ukloneniya ot nalogov v etom godu.)
to pass through different phases of change smoothly
to reach a point where something becomes steady
to use minor achievements as motivation for bigger goals
to establish limits on what you will or will not do, especia...
to gradually disappear from view or sound
to make a mistake; to spoil something
