to mentally prepare for something challenging or frightening
为某些具有挑战性或令人恐惧的事情做好心理准备 (wei mouxie juyou tiaozhansheng huo lingren kongju de shiqing zuohao xinli zhunbei)
"Take a breath and brace yourself for the tough conversation."
"深呼吸，准备好迎接艰难的对话。" (shen huxi, zhunbei hao yingjie jianan de duihua)
to get rid of negative emotions by doing physical activity
to switch operations gradually to another system
to reduce the intensity or amount of something
to turn on or start an electronic device
to discuss something step by step with someone
to manage without something or someone
