to take on someone's role or responsibility
взять на себя роль или ответственность другого человека (vzyat' na sebya rol' ili otvetstvennost' drugogo cheloveka)
"She was able to step into her boss's shoes when he was on vacation."
"Она смогла встать на место своего босса, когда тот был в отпуске." (Ona smogla **vstat' na mesto svoego bossa**, kogda tot byl v otpuske.)
to adapt and learn quickly without prior preparation
Expressing one’s personal view or opinion
a small indication of what the future might be like
to be tough in making a deal or negotiation
plans are uncertain or not decided yet
To try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money instead...