to relax and regain emotional control after being upset or angry
расслабиться и восстановить эмоциональный контроль после того, как был расстроен или сердит (rasslabitsya i vosstanovit' emotsional'nyy kontrol' posle togo, kak byl rasstroen ili serdit)
"He took a deep breath to calm himself down before speaking."
"Он сделал глубокий вдох, чтобы успокоиться перед тем, как заговорить." (On sdelal glubokiy vdokh, chtoby **uspokoyitsya** pered tem, kak zagovorit.)
to criticize someone angrily
to assemble or create something by organizing parts
to briefly contact or talk with someone
to combine resources or efforts for a shared goal
to meet a required ethical or professional standard
to yield to; to be replaced by something
