to rest for a short while to relax
少し休憩してリラックスする (sukoshi kyūkei shite rirakkusu suru)
"Let’s take a breather before continuing the meeting."
"会議を続ける前に少し休憩しよう。" (kaigi o tsuzukeru mae ni sukoshi kyūkei shiyou)
to have an extremely enjoyable time
to move backwards into something unintentionally
a period or stage in someone’s life
to make others happy by being kind or cheerful
to risk everything on a single opportunity
Things are usually worst just before they improve.