to go back in the direction you came from
zurückgehen; in die Richtung zurückkehren, aus der du gekommen bist (zuruckgehen; in die richtung zuruckkehren, aus der du gekommen bist)
"We had to turn back because of the heavy rain."
"Wir mussten zurückgehen wegen des starken Regens." (Wir mussten zuruckgehen wegen des starken Regens.)
to gradually reduce expenses
to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
to leave school or university before finishing a course
to increase a country's holdings of foreign currencies
to stop increasing or decreasing and stay at the same level
to cause people to notice or understand something