to strongly criticize someone for something they did wrong
сильно критиковать кого-то за что-то, что он сделал неправильно (sil'no kritikat' kogo-to za chto-to, chto on sdelal nepravil'no)
"The teacher took him to task for cheating on the exam."
"Учитель поругал его за списывание на экзамене." (uchitel' porugal ego za spisyvanie na ekzamenie)
the less harmful of two bad options
a heavy burden or responsibility causing stress
to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
the official policy or position of a political party
in an uncertain or unstable situation
unnoticed or undetected
