to listen attentively and sympathetically
слушать внимательно и с сочувствием (slushat vnimatel'no i s sochuvstviem)
"Whenever I feel down, she always knows how to lend a listening ear."
"Каждый раз, когда мне грустно, она всегда знает, как внимательно выслушать." (Kazhdyy raz, kogda mne grustno, ona vsegda znayet, kak vnimatel'no vyslushat'.)
a way of asking what someone is thinking.
something that is being monitored or considered
to misunderstand a situation or statement completely
to try to teach someone something that is difficult for them...
done secretly or dishonestly, often involving money
to hide or suppress your emotions
