to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time
не судить кого-то так строго, как обычно, потому что у них есть проблемы в данный момент (ne sudit' kogo-to tak strogo, kak obychno, potomu chto u nikh est' problemy v dannyy moment)
"He's been under a lot of stress lately, so let's cut him some slack."
"он был под большим стрессом в последнее время, давайте дадим ему передышку" (on byl pod bol'shim stressom v poslednee vremya, davayte dadim emu peredyshku)
someone who acts independently and ignores rules
to demolish or dismantle something
to show agreement by nodding
to start something or initiate action
to stop talking or thinking about something stressful
to accelerate; to move faster
