to increase your effort or speed
увеличить усилия или скорость (uvelichit' usiliya ili skorost')
"The team needs to step up a gear to meet the deadline."
"Команде нужно увеличить усилия, чтобы успеть к сроку." (Komande nuzhno **uvelichit' usiliya**, chtoby uspet' k sroku.)
a very good chance to do something
to have the right to speak in a discussion
Trust what I am saying; believe me.
Strong people keep working hard even in difficulties.
a secret or unofficial way to access something
a criminal case that has not been solved for a long time