to have an official position of authority or power
занимать официальную должность с полномочиями или властью (zanimat' ofitsial'nuyu dolzhnost' s polnomochiyami ili vlast'yu)
"He has held office as the foreign minister for more than five years."
"Он занимал должность министра иностранных дел более пяти лет." (On zanimál dolzhnost' ministra inostrannykh del bolee pyati let.)
to regain belief in oneself after failure
to achieve higher levels of success or position step by step
to end successfully for someone
to admire or respect someone
to make a formal request for something
to reduce the amount of money you spend on something
