to remove misunderstandings or divisions between people or cultures
удалить недоразумения или разделения между людьми или культурами (udalit' nedorazumeniya ili razdeleniya mezhdu lyud'mi ili kul'turami)
"Art and music can break down barriers between different cultures."
"Искусство и музыка могут сломать барьеры между различными культурами." (Iskusstvo i muzyka mogut **slomat' bar'ery** mezhdu razlichnymi kul'turami.)
to extend a gesture of comfort or support
to introduce recovery measures gradually over time
to start selling goods or services to foreign markets
to try to understand something that is confusing
to make progress in the direction of something
to increase the level of output or performance
