to persuade someone to accept your opinion
persuader quelqu'un d'accepter votre opinion
"I finally brought her around to my point of view."
"J'ai finalement réussi à la convaincre de mon point de vue."
to gradually allow stress to disappear or lessen
to use your past achievements as a base for further progress
to talk while someone else is talking
to keep the door open for someone as a polite gesture
to begin an event or activity with something specific
to give complete attention to something important