the process has started and is progressing
процесс начался и продвигается (protsess nachalsya i prodvigayetsya)
"Once the plan was approved, the gears were in motion."
"Как только план был утверждён, процесс пошёл." (kak tolko plan byl utverzhden, protsess poshyol)
to begin to see signs of improvement after a long period of...
to experience the same unpleasantness you caused to others
to make every possible effort to achieve something
A true friend is invaluable and precious.
to monitor someone or something closely
to show agreement by nodding