to make efforts to become better or achieve progress
прилагать усилия для улучшения или достижения прогресса (prilagat' usiliya dlya uluchsheniya ili dostizheniya progressa)
"Everyone in the team is working toward improvement this quarter."
"Все в команде работают на улучшение в этом квартале." (Vse v komande rabotayut na uluchshenie v etom kvartale.)
to try to control or resist strong emotions
to start feeling comfortable or friendly toward someone
to distance yourself to view a situation more clearly
to take initiative or move ahead despite obstacles
to take strict action to stop or control something
to gesture or indicate something across a space
