to prepare for something gradually
sich allmählich auf etwas vorbereiten
"You should build up to running long distances slowly."
"Du solltest dich allmählich darauf vorbereiten, lange Distanzen zu laufen."
to reduce the amount of debt owed
to eliminate or get rid of something completely
to not have or eat something, often because you choose to
to keep emotions inside instead of expressing them
to accept and embrace the unknown aspects of change
to be visible or noticeable on something