to receive communication from someone
получить сообщение от кого-то (poluchit soobshchenie ot kogo-to)
"I haven’t heard from Sarah in weeks."
"Я не получал новостей от Сары уже несколько недель." (Ya ne poluchal novostey ot Sary uzhe neskol'ko nedel)
to be the first to take action or start something
to take someone’s place temporarily
to move or progress in the direction of winning or success
to make yourself feel less anxious or nervous
to be visible through something; to be partly seen
to lose control emotionally under stress