to direct your eyes downward; to check notes
направить взгляд вниз; проверять заметки (napravit' vzglyad vniz; proveryat' zametki)
"He occasionally looked down at his notes to stay on track."
"Он иногда смотрел вниз на свои заметки, чтобы оставаться на пути." (On inogda **smotrel vniz** na svoi zametki, chtoby ostavat'sya na puti)
to maintain steady effort and habits toward success
to boost your energy or mood by using something uplifting
to experience or survive an important period of history
to update the main ideas you plan to discuss
to introduce or prepare the way for something
to combine efforts with others for a purpose
