to delay progress or cause a problem
задерживать прогресс или создавать проблему (zaderzhivat' progress ili sozdavat' problemu)
"The heavy rain set back the construction work by two weeks."
"Сильный дождь задержал строительные работы на две недели." (Sil'nyy dozhd' zaderzhal stroitel'nye raboty na dve nedeli)
to make efforts to achieve a particular goal
to express emotions instead of keeping them inside
to hesitate or decide not to do something due to fear or dou...
to finally do or be in a particular situation
to develop a more positive and confident way of thinking
to have an official position of authority or power