to keep your plans or intentions secret
держать свои планы или намерения в секрете (derzhat' svoi plany ili namereniya v sekrete)
"She always keeps her cards close to her chest during negotiations."
"Она всегда держит карты при себе во время переговоров." (Ona vsegda derzhit karty pri sebe vo vremya peregovorov)
exactly as instructed
to be completely exhausted or out of patience
to decide to achieve something; to aim for a specific goal
to commit an illegal act
to find a problem or defect in a system
A person who is honest and direct.