to stay close and support each other
оставаться вместе и поддерживать друг друга (ostavatsya vmeste i podderzhivat' drug druga)
"In tough times, good friends stick together."
"В трудные времена хорошие друзья держатся вместе." (V trudnye vremya khoroshie druz'ya derzhatsya vmeste.)
to guide someone without directly getting involved in their...
to be likely to become successful in the future
difficult situations will improve over time
to be the first to criticize or condemn someone
the strength of a group depends on the weakest member
to establish a rule or principle
