to take an indirect route
поехать в объезд (poehat' v ob'yezd)
"We had to take a detour because of road construction."
"Нам пришлось поехать в объезд из-за дорожных работ." (Nam prishlos' poekhat' v ob'yezd iz-za dorozhnykh rabot.)
to stay close and support each other
to talk too much to someone
To start discussing the essential or most important aspects...
to connect pieces of information to understand the full pict...
to gain knowledge through practical experience
to face a difficult situation directly and with courage