to submit something to someone in authority
передать что-то человеку, имеющему полномочия (peredat' chto-to cheloveku, imeyushchemu polnomochiya)
"Please hand in your assignment by Friday morning."
"Пожалуйста, сдайте ваше задание до пятницы утром." (Pozhaluysta, sdayte vashe zadanie do pyatnitsy utrom.)
to fail or be defeated
signs of problems or weaknesses in a system or relationship
Things often get worse before they get better.
something that completely changes the way things are done
a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV
to take personal responsibility for your actions