to fail to meet a goal or expectation
не выполнить цель или ожидания (ne vypolnit' tsel' ili ozhidaniya)
"The team came up short in the final minutes of the game."
"команда не дотянула в последние минуты игры." (komanda ne dotyanula v poslednie minuty igry)
to take someone’s place to handle a situation
to spend only as much money as you earn
to strengthen or support financial reserves
to invest gradually over time instead of all at once
to successfully communicate or be understood by someone
to stop paying attention to stressful things