to make a lot of progress or improvement
сделать значительный прогресс или улучшение (sdelat' znachitel'nyy progress ili uluchsheniye)
"She has come a long way since she started her career."
"Она сделала значительный прогресс с тех пор, как начала свою карьеру." (Ona **sdelala znachitel'nyy progress** s tekh por, kak nachala svoyu kariyeru)
very happy and cheerful
to not pay attention to what is said
To focus closely on something
to form an opinion based on appearance only
to make people notice something immediately
a general practical principle based on experience