to reach an agreement or arrangement, especially in business
достигнуть соглашения или договоренности, особенно в бизнесе (dostignut' soglasheniya ili dogovorennosti, osobenno v biznese)
"After long discussions, the companies finally struck a deal."
"после долгих обсуждений компании наконец заключили сделку" (posle dolgikh obsuzhdeniy kompanii nakonec **zaklyuchili sdelku**)
to improve your performance or effort
advancing quickly in a career or project
to keep an activity or process going
to surrender or give up
make the best of your current situation
a person who has great influence in deciding who will hold p...