to make something possible or likely to happen later
сделать что-то возможным или вероятным для того, чтобы это произошло позже (sdelat' chto-to vozmozhnym ili veroyatnym dlya togo, chtoby eto proizoslo pozhe)
"This meeting will set the stage for future cooperation."
"Эта встреча подготовит почву для будущего сотрудничества." (Eta vstrecha podgotovit pochvu dlya budushchego sotrudnichestva.)
the ability to convince someone to do something or believe s...
to listen to someone until they have finished speaking
to move away or stop pressuring someone
a way of asking what someone is thinking.
unable to think clearly or remember something
the matter is settled or finished
