to act in a proud and confident way
действовать с гордостью и уверенностью (deystvovat' s gordost'yu i uverennost'yu)
"She stood tall despite all the criticism."
"Она стояла гордо, несмотря на всю критику." (ona stood tall nesmotrya na vsyu kritiku)
in a difficult situation or near defeat
to confuse two or more things
A very close competition
to use the experience of past errors to improve future behav...
to express an idea clearly so that others understand it
to approach the last possible moment before a deadline