to make up for something that is missing or lacking
компенсировать что-то, чего не хватает или отсутствует (kompensirovat' chto-to, chego ne khvataet ili otsutstvuet)
"International aid aims to fill the gap in education and healthcare."
"Международная помощь направлена на то, чтобы заполнить пробел в образовании и здравоохранении." (Mezhdunarodnaya pomoshch' napravlena na to, chtoby **zapolnit' probel** v obrazovanii i zdravookhranenii.)
to gradually develop self-assurance and ability
to resemble a parent or relative in appearance or behavior
to sympathize with someone’s pain or situation
to improve or recover for something
to focus more closely on a specific goal or decision
to mentally escape from worries or stress
