to record information on paper
записать информацию на бумаге (zapisat' kul'turnye istorii ili traditsii v pis'mennoy forme)
"Please write down the maintenance request number."
"Пожалуйста, запишите номер заявки на техническое обслуживание." (On reshil zapisat' narodnye skazki svoey babushki.)
a person who is dangerously or foolishly creative or obsesse...
take advantage of a good situation while it lasts
make the best out of a bad situation
to contact someone to exchange updates
to not do what one said one would do
to criticize someone to make them feel less important