to recite numbers backward starting from a specific point
перечислять числа в обратном порядке, начиная с определенной точки (perechislit' chisla v obratnom poryadke, nachinaya s opredelennoy tochki)
"The teacher had us count down from twenty to practice timing."
"Учитель заставил нас считать от двадцати назад, чтобы практиковать время." (Uchitel' zastavil nas schitat' ot dvadtsati nazad, chtoby praktikovaty vremya.)
to return something; to remind someone of the past
to reduce the intensity or amount of something
to complete something difficult with strong effort and confi...
to fall asleep briefly, often unintentionally
to recover from something upsetting or difficult
to motivate yourself to keep progressing
