to be direct and honest without wasting time
быть прямым и честным, не тратя время зря (byt' pryamym i chestnym, ne tratya vremya zrya)
"Please come straight to the point and tell me what happened."
"Пожалуйста, переходите к сути и скажите мне, что произошло." (Pozhaluysta, perehodite k suti i skazhite mne, chto proiskhodyt.)
to remember pleasant events from the past
A situation where a disaster or accident was narrowly avoide...
to repair a damaged relationship
to place something or write something down
to be competent or deserving respect in one’s field
to profit from a situation, often quickly