to avoid talking about the main topic
避免谈论主要话题 (bìmiǎn tánlùn zhǔyào huàtí)
"Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened."
"不要绕圈子，告诉我发生了什么。" (Bùyào rào quānzi, gàosù wǒ fāshēngle shénme.)
to work through the details of something by discussion
to exaggerate praise or flattery
to use a political issue to one’s advantage
to cause a significant change in a situation or trend
a small action that leads to progress towards a goal
to make someone fall in love with you suddenly
