to suppress or hide emotions like anger or sadness
怒りや悲しみのような感情を抑えるまたは隠す (ikari ya kanashimi no yōna kanjō o osaeru matawa kakusu)
"He tried to choke down his tears during the farewell speech."
"彼は別れのスピーチの間に涙を抑えようとした。" (Kare wa wakare no supīchi no aida ni namida o **choke down** shiyou to shita.)
to prevent someone from contacting or viewing your profile
to decide on something after considering different options
to manage stress or pain by breathing calmly
to divide snacks into measured servings
to assign or distribute resources to a specific task or pers...
to improve your knowledge or skills that you already learned
