to receive strong criticism
получить жесткую критику (poluchit' zhestkuyu kritiku)
"The government took flak for its poor handling of the crisis."
"Правительство получило жесткую критику за плохое управление кризисом." (Pravitel'stvo poluchilo zhestkuyu kritiku za plokhoe upravlenie krizisom.)
A very close competition
a group that works efficiently and smoothly together
to join something that is already popular or successful
to avoid taking risks
trying to avoid being caught by the police
everything; the entire effort
