to make a tense or angry situation more peaceful
die Dinge beruhigen (die dinge beruhigen)
"He tried to calm things down before it got worse."
"Er versuchte, die Dinge zu beruhigen, bevor es schlimmer wurde." (Er versuchte, die Dinge zu beruhigen, bevor es schlimmer wurde.)
to calm down after being angry or upset
to use something as a foundation or starting point
to gain knowledge or understanding from people of different...
to try to achieve or obtain something with effort
to keep believing that good things will happen
to stop paying attention to stressful things