to be ruthless or extremely determined in achieving something
быть беспощадным или крайне решительным в достижении чего-то (byt' besposhchadnym ili krayne reshitelnym v dostizhenii chego-to)
"Our sales team takes no prisoners when it comes to competition."
"Наша команда по продажам не берет пленных, когда речь идет о конкуренции." (Nasha komanda po prodazham **ne beret plennykh**, kogda rech' idet o konkurentsii.)
to slowly become less close or connected over time
to discuss ideas informally
a symbol of success or high position in a company
Taking an irreversible step with serious consequences.
to fail to understand the main idea
to give someone the necessary information