to study and follow the traditions of the local culture
изучать и следовать традициям местной культуры (izuchat i sleduvat traditsiyam mestnoy kultury)
"Expats often try to learn local customs to show respect to the host country."
"Экспаты часто пытаются изучить местные обычаи, чтобы продемонстрировать уважение к принимающей стране." (Ekspaty chasto pytayutsya **izuchit mestnye obychai**, chtoby prodemonstrirovat' uzhazhenie k prinimayushchey strane.)
to briefly contact or talk with someone
to change the way you think about failure
to happen successfully; to succeed
to move ahead or away from someone or something
to use knowledge or skills in a real situation
to visit someone casually without prior arrangement