to improve one's position, typically in a career or personal growth
улучшать свою позицию, обычно в карьере или личностном росте (uluchshat' svoyu pozitsiyu, obychno v kar'ere ili lichnostnom roste)
"He started at the bottom of the company and has been climbing the ladder ever since."
"Он начал с нижнего уровня компании и с тех пор взбирается по карьерной лестнице." (On nachal s nizhnego urovnya kompanii i s tekh por **vzbirayetsya po kar'ernoy lestnitse**.)
to become crazy or mentally unstable
to believe or trust in someone or something
to start talking after a period of silence
a strong desire to travel and explore the world
to stop thinking about something for a while and relax
to accept the results of your actions, whether good or bad
