to start doing something different from your main work or area of expertise
начать делать что-то другое, отличное от вашей основной работы или области специализации (nachat' delat' chto-to drugoe, otlichnoe ot vashey osnovnoy raboty ili oblasti spetsializatsii)
"After several years in finance, he decided to branch off into consulting."
"После нескольких лет работы в финансовом секторе он решил branch off into консалтинг." (posle neskol'kikh let raboty v finansovom sektore on reshil branch off into konsalting)
to gradually become comfortable with a new situation
to pass through different phases of change smoothly
to begin a creative process or project using a certain idea...
to make efforts to achieve fairness and equal opportunities
to adjust behavior or mindset to fit into another culture
to raise your voice in anger at someone
