(figuratively) opinion, point of view, way of looking at things

to keep a straight face

to fix one's choice, to set one's sights [+ sur (object) = on]

(historical) for an impoverished aristocrat to marry a farmer-general's daughter in order to regain wealth and status / (figuratively) to restore one's image, to restore one's reputation, to regain prestige

(Belgium, informal) to figure it out oneself, to manage, to handle things by oneself

(of an idea, figuratively) to make progress, to gain some acceptance, to catch on

(informal) to see what's on offer, to weigh one's options, to take one's pick

to appear

(transitive with à) to do well out of, to find one's account in, to benefit from

(informal, figuratively) to champ at the bit, to smolder