to have less of something than needed
иметь меньше чего-то, чем нужно (imet' men'she chego-to, chem nuzhno)
"We are running short of office supplies this week."
"На этой неделе у нас нехватка канцелярских товаров." (na etoy nedele u nas nekhvatka kanzelyarskikh tovarov)
to eat a lot of vegetables
to continue and complete something despite fear or emotion
to depend on someone for emotional support
to help someone with something
to decrease gradually; to fade or disappear
to make slow, consistent progress toward achieving something