to get nearer to achieving something
приближаться к достижению чего-то (priblizhatsya k dostizheniyu chego-to)
"After several meetings, we are finally closing in on an agreement."
"После нескольких встреч мы наконец приближаемся к соглашению." (posle neskol'kikh vstrech my nakonechno **priblizhayemsya k** soglasheniyu)
to stop being overly aggressive or involved in an argument
to establish official rules or principles
to discuss or talk casually with a friend
to leave school or university before finishing the course
to reach a point where something becomes steady
to change direction to the left
