to hear a rumor or unofficial news
услышать слух или неофициальные новости (uslyshat' slukh ili neofitsial'nye novosti)
"I heard it through the grapevine that they broke up."
"Я слышал, что они расстались." (Ya slyshal, chto oni rasstalis'.)
Having good knowledge of modern technology.
to enter a new activity slowly and comfortably
the person or thing that motivates or leads progress
to choose not to participate in something
a moment when an important change happens
To stop doing something that is no longer profitable.