to make progress or succeed in a particular area
достигать успеха или прогресса в определенной области (dostigat' uspekha ili progressa v opredelennoi oblasti)
"She worked hard to get ahead in her studies."
"Она усердно работала, чтобы продвинуться в своих исследованиях." (Ona usierdno rabotala, chtoby **get ahead in** svoikh issliedovaniiakh.)
to focus attention or effort on something specific
to encourage or stimulate creativity and new ideas
to think of ideas together until a problem is solved
to suddenly express anger or criticize someone strongly
to search or explore for something nearby
to react suddenly with fear or surprise