to give permission or approval to proceed
дать разрешение или одобрение продолжить (dat razreshenie ili odobrenie prodolzhit)
"The board finally gave the green light for the new project."
"Совет наконец дал зеленый свет новому проекту." (sovet nakonets dal zelenyy svet novomu proektu)
not very intelligent; not a genius
to try to gain approval from the general public rather than...
a person or thing that becomes successful very quickly
a positive aspect in a bad situation
a person who has foresight and imagination
both sides must trust each other