to improve behavior or performance; to become more responsible
улучшить поведение или производительность; стать более ответственным (uluchshit' povedenie ili proizvoditel'nost'; stat' bolee otvetstvennym)
"The factory had to clean up its act to avoid heavy fines."
"Заводу пришлось улучшить свои действия, чтобы избежать крупных штрафов." (Zavodu prishlos' uluchshit' svoi deystviya, chtoby izbezhat' krupnykh shtrafov.)
to get to the point quickly
a solution that resolves a conflict calmly
to do something to show you are sorry
a brilliant and creative idea or action
The truth can be painful or difficult to accept.
to prepare the body or mind for activity
