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 avoid judging others based on general assumptions
to give all the money you owe, especially unwillingly
to get rid of tension or stress and regain focus
to remind colleagues politely about something
to concentrate your attention or energy on something
to help bring about or support the achievement of something
