to cause someone to have a new thought or idea
вдохновить кого-то на новую мысль или идею (vdokhnovit' kogo-to na novuyu mysl' ili ideyu)
"That movie sparked an idea for my next project."
"Этот фильм вдохновил идею для моего следующего проекта." (etot film vdokhnovil ideyu dlya moyego sleduyushchego proekta)
to fail to do what one promised
to use a political issue to one’s advantage
considering something from one's own perspective
to make a sincere promise
the situation is improving
to be much better than someone at something