to protect someone by hiding their mistake or wrongdoing
защищать кого-то, скрывая их ошибку или проступок (zaschishchat' kogo-to, skryvaya ih oshibku ili prostupok)
"He tried to cover for his colleague who submitted false data."
"Он пытался прикрыть своего коллегу, который представил ложные данные." (On pytalsya prikryt' svoego kollegu, kotoryy predstavil lozhnye dannye.)
to introduce changes to improve a system or policy
to stay calm and understanding toward someone who is struggl...
to compare something with a standard or benchmark
to become involved in something, often unwillingly
to transfer duties or control to someone else
to contribute to or support a particular trend or situation