to reduce a list of options to a smaller number
сужать список вариантов до меньшего числа (suzhat spisok variantov do menshego chisla)
"We’ve narrowed down the candidates to the final three."
"Мы сузили список кандидатов до последних трех." (My suzili spisok kandidatom do poslednikh trekh.)
to take a risk in the hope of success
to accept praise for something one did
to make a decision based on your feelings
to pay for something, especially something expensive
to trust that what someone says is true
when one opportunity is lost, another appears