to progress or advance in the direction of change or improvement
двигаться или продвигаться в направлении изменений или улучшений (dvigat'sya ili prodvigat'sya v napravlenii izmenenii ili uluchshenii)
"Societies are slowly moving toward greater gender equality."
"общество медленно движется к большему гендерному равенству" (obshchestvo medlenno moving to bol'shemu gendernomu ravenstvu)
to begin doing something energetically
to be the first to take action or make a decision
to compensate for something bad or wrong you did
to reserve all available places or tickets
to smile widely because of happiness or pride
to complete something that you have started or promised