to approach the last possible moment before a deadline
приближаться к последнему возможному моменту перед дедлайном (priblizhatsya k poslednemu vozmozhnomu momentu pered dedlaynom)
"The project went down to the wire, but we finished on time."
"Проект шел до последней минуты, но мы закончили вовремя." (Proyekt shel **do posledney minuty**, no my zakonchili vovremya.)
to fail completely
A difficult task or challenge.
to complete something perfectly by adding the final details
to hide or suppress your emotions
to begin to improve after a difficult period
very angry
