to reduce expenses or spending
снизить расходы или затраты (snizit' raskhody ili zatraty)
"The government is trying to cut down on costs to stabilize the economy."
"Правительство пытается сократить расходы для стабилизации экономики." (Pravitel'stvo pytayetsya sokratit' raskhody dlya stabilizatsii ekonomiki.)
to invest time or money into something
to gradually allow stress to disappear or lessen
to deal with and overcome problems while continuing progress
to pull something so that it covers or crosses another thing
to add tone or detail to drawings of ideas
to maintain self-control and consistent study habits