to try to finish something before a deadline
пытаться закончить что-то до срока (pytat'sya zakonchit' chto-to do sroka)
"We’re working against the clock to submit the proposal today."
"мы работаем против времени, чтобы подать предложение сегодня." (my **rabotayem protiv vremeni**, chtoby podat' predlozhenie segodnya)
to reserve part of your schedule for something
to appear or arrive at an event
to gradually disappear
to allow emotions to come and go without fighting them
to improve relationships or understanding between groups
to generate ideas or solutions through discussion; to think...