to operate smoothly and efficiently
работать плавно и эффективно (rabotat plavno i effiktivno)
"The production line runs like clockwork these days."
"Производственная линия работает как часы в эти дни." (proizvodstvennaya liniya **rabotaet kak chasy** v eti dni)
to feel a strong desire to travel or move
to barely have enough money to survive
to enjoy something very much
completely free; without restrictions
to solve a problem through programming skills
to suddenly start talking about something unrelated