to clean a surface by rubbing it with a cloth
протирать поверхность, теряя её тряпкой (protirat' poverkhnost', teryaya yeyu tryapkoy)
"Don’t forget to wipe down the kitchen counter after cooking."
"Не забудьте протереть кухонную стойку после готовки." (Ne zabud'te proteret' kukhonnuyu stoyku posle gotovki.)
to record the time when you finish work
to welcome someone warmly with a smile
to formally accept something and thank the giver
to reduce the number of possibilities
to say something suddenly without thinking, often because of...
to try to achieve a goal or aim for something high
