to be in favor with someone
быть в чьих-то хороших книгах (byt' v ch'ikh-to khoroshikh knigakh)
"If you want to get promoted, you need to be in the boss’s good books."
"Если вы хотите получить повышение, вам нужно быть в хороших книгах у начальника." (Yesli vy khotite poluchit' povyshenie, vam nuzhno byt' v khoroshikh knigakh u nachal'nika.)
to hope that things will happen the way you want
mental health depends on physical health
to secure or restrict access to something completely
never give up; keep going despite challenges
very active or hardworking
someone cannot change their inherent nature or characteristi...
