to make yourself feel less worried or anxious
успокоить себя, уменьшив беспокойство или тревогу (uspokoit' sebya, umenshiv bespokoystvo ili trevogu)
"Talking to a friend can really ease your mind."
"Разговор с другом действительно может успокоить ваш разум." (razgovor s drugom deystvitel'no mozhet uspokoit' vash razum)
to experiment playfully with sketches or ideas
to go further than expected or allowed
to admit you were wrong and stop arguing
to begin with a polite or positive statement before criticis...
to join a team or project
to volunteer or take initiative for something