to reduce anxiety ahead of an event
уменьшить тревогу перед событием (umenshit' trevogu pered sobytiem)
"I calm nerves before presentations by rehearsing with a friend."
"Я успокаиваю свои нервы перед презентациями, репетируя с другом." (ya uspokaivayu svoi nervy pered prezentatsiyami, repetiruyas' s drugom)
to give money from a specific source
to end a message, email, or broadcast
to try to ignore disagreements and restore peace
to trigger or inspire new creative thoughts
to pay attention or listen carefully
to become less serious and eventually end without major harm
