to reduce the amount or frequency of something harmful
снизить количество или частоту чего-то вредного (snizit kolichestvo ili chastotu chego-to vrednogo)
"We must cut down on carbon emissions to fight climate change."
"Мы должны сократить выбросы углерода, чтобы бороться с изменением климата." (my dolzhny **cut down on** vybrosy ugleroda, chtoby borot'sya s izmeneniem klimata.)
to make exports and imports more equal in value
to strengthen trade relationships between nations
to defend your beliefs or actions confidently
to try to achieve the best possible results
to search for specific details or data about something
to gradually disappear from view or sound