to try to understand something that is confusing
пытаться понять что-то, что сбивает с толку (pytat'sya ponyat' chto-to, chto sbivaet s tolk)
"He puzzled over the strange message all night."
"Он всю ночь пытался понять странное сообщение." (On vsyu noch' pytalsya ponyat' strannoe soobshchenie.)
to reduce emotional tension; to make feelings smoother or ca...
to focus attention on your inner feelings or thoughts
to recover emotionally from a difficult experience
to move away; to hesitate or retreat from a situation
to promote or exaggerate something to create excitement
when liquid rises and flows over the edge of the pot