to bend your body and bring your knees close because of fear
согнуться от страха (sognutsya ot straha)
"She curled up on the sofa when the horror movie got intense."
"Она свернулась на диване, когда фильм ужасов стал напряженным." (Ona svernylas na divane, kogda film uzhasov stal napryazhennym.)
to retreat or withdraw; to move backward
to make someone feel happier or less sad
to use negative experiences as motivation for improvement
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity
to remove dust from something
to arrive later than expected
