to choose one thing instead of another
выбрать одну вещь вместо другой (vybrat' odnu veshch' vmesto drugoy)
"We decided to opt for the smaller but cheaper apartment."
"Мы решили выбрать меньшую, но более дешевую квартиру." (my reshili vybrat' men'shuyu, no bolee deshevuyu kvartiru)
to remember or recall something from the past
to allow yourself a quiet moment away from distractions
to increase a country's holdings of foreign currencies
to arrange your work and time in an efficient way
to keep emotions or resentment from the past and let them af...
to inform someone about all updates or developments
