to be very careful about what you say or do to avoid upsetting someone
быть очень осторожным в том, что ты говоришь или делаешь, чтобы не обидеть кого-то (byit ochen' ostorozhnym v tom, chto ty govorit' ili delayesh', chtoby ne obidet' kogo-to)
"Ever since the argument, I've been walking on eggshells around him."
"С того времени, как произошел спор, я хожу по яичным скорлупам вокруг него." (S togo vremeni, kak proizošël spor, ja **hožu po jaichnym skorljupam** vokrug nego)
to admit your mistake and apologize
to separate from a group or routine
an alternative plan if the first one fails
to accept blame for something, often to protect others.
enjoyable activities; playful behavior
At the right or appropriate time.