to stop making excuses and take responsibility
перестать оправдываться и взять на себя ответственность (perestat' opravdivat'sya i vzyat' na sebya otvetstvennost')
"If you want to improve, you need to cut out excuses."
"Если вы хотите улучшить свои результаты, вам нужно перестать оправдываться." (yesli vy khotite uluchshit' svoi rezul'taty, vam nuzhno perestat' opravdivat'sya)
to become friends again naturally after a conflict
to be unable to move because of sudden fear or surprise
to listen to someone until they have finished speaking
to express all your emotions and thoughts freely to someone
to give money as a result of an insurance claim or bet
to express doubt or uncertainty about something
