to ask someone earnestly or formally for help
попросить кого-то серьезно или формально о помощи (poprosit' kogo-to seryozno ili formal'no o pomoshchi)
"The charity appealed to the public for donations."
"Благотворительная организация обратилась к общественности за пожертвованиями." (Blagotvoritel'naya organizatsiya obratilas' k obshchestvennosti za pozhertvovaniyami)
to relax muscles or body after strain
to hope something unpleasant would disappear or never happen
to relax after being angry or upset
to take deep breaths to feel relaxed and peaceful
to combine different thoughts or approaches for a shared goa...
to make someone understand your emotions or point of view