to decide not to express your feelings because of fear or shyness
решить не выражать свои чувства из-за страха или стеснительности (reshit' ne vyrazhat' svoi chuvstva iz-za strakha ili stesnitel'nosti)
"He wanted to tell her how he felt but bottled out at the last moment."
"Он хотел ей сказать, что он чувствует, но в последний момент он испугался и молчал." (On hotel yey skazat', chto on chuvstvuet, no v posledniy moment **on ispugalsya i molchal**.)
to reduce differences and improve understanding among people...
to think creatively and unconventionally
to claim or pretend something about someone or something
to prevent from increasing or growing
to use knowledge or skills in a real situation
to continue working even during difficult times
