to become dry or have no water left
высыхать или оставаться без воды (vysykhat' ili ostavat'sya bez vody)
"Many rivers may dry up if rainfall continues to decrease."
"Многие реки могут высохнуть, если осадки продолжат уменьшаться." (Mnogiye reki mogut **vysokhnut'**, yesli osadki prodolzhat umenshat'sya.)
to not make as much progress as others in something
to complete or fulfill a promise, plan, or commitment
to give something to each person in a group
to imagine your stress disappearing like something drifting...
to wait calmly for a good opportunity
to think about the future instead of the past