to stop increasing or decreasing and stay at the same level
перестать увеличиваться или уменьшаться и оставаться на том же уровне (perestat' uvelichivatsya ili umenshatsya i ostavat'sya na tom zhe urovne)
"After years of fluctuation, growth has flattened out."
"После многих лет колебаний рост выровнялся." (posle mnogikh let kolebaniy rost **vyrovnyalsya**.)
to contrast or compare one thing with another
to listen to someone until they have finished speaking
to introduce or implement something gradually over a period...
to increase public understanding or concern about an issue
to contribute to a community or cause that has supported you
to remove or carry something away with water
