to face and deal successfully with a challenge or situation
столкнуться и успешно справиться с вызовом или ситуацией (stolknutsya i uspeshno spravit'sya s vyzovom ili situatsiyey)
"He rose up to the challenge and proved his worth."
"Он столкнулся с вызовом и доказал свою ценность." (on **rose up to** vyzov i dokazal svoyu tsennost)
to separate or distinguish from others
to allow yourself to take a break and relax
to use your abilities fully to achieve success
to reduce speed or intensity of work
to try to find out information secretly or out of curiosity
to remain in the same place and wait