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 prove to be something in the end
to decide something after considering it for a while
to set more ambitious goals
to direct attention away from something
to prepare your body or mind before an activity
to include a small polite comment or detail
