to be liked or approved by someone
быть любимым или одобренным кем-то (byt' lyubimym ili odobrennym kem-to)
"She’s in her boss’s good books after completing the project early."
"Она в хороших книгах своего начальника после того, как завершила проект раньше срока." (Ona **v khoroshikh knigakh svoego nachal'nika** posle togo, kak zavershila proyekt ranshe sroka.)
to reverse a negative situation and make it positive
to function perfectly or very effectively
to avoid laughing in a funny situation
to analyze and solve a problem carefully; borrowed from prog...
acting legally; not breaking any laws
to express care or sympathy toward others