to change someone’s opinion to match yours
изменить чье-то мнение так, чтобы оно совпало с твоим (izmenit' ch'e-to mnenie tak, chtoby ono sovpalo s tvoim)
"It took me hours to bring him around to my way of thinking."
"Мне потребовались часы, чтобы убедить его в моей точке зрения." (Mne potrebovalis' chasy, chtoby **ubedit' ego** v moyey tochke zreniya.)
to start official or friendly relations with another country
to complete final details of an arrangement
to extinguish flames, especially candles
to prevent oneself or someone from doing something
to make a small mistake
to switch operations gradually to another system
