to increase speed or progress
увеличить скорость или прогресс (uvelichit' skorost' ili progress)
"The global economy is starting to pick up pace after the slowdown."
"Мировая экономика начинает набирать обороты после замедления." (Mirovaya ekonomika nachinaet nabirat' oboroty posle zamedleniya)
to get excited discussing a favorite specialized topic
to manage to live with a certain amount of money
to waste time instead of working or studying
to move or change focus, method, or responsibility
to make ready for something likely to happen
to quickly recover from a fearful or panicked state