to suppress or hide emotions like anger or sadness
压抑或隐藏像愤怒或悲伤这样的情感 (yāyì huò yǐncáng xiàng fènnù huò bēishāng zhèyàng de qínggǎn)
"He tried to choke down his tears during the farewell speech."
"他试图在告别演讲中压抑自己的眼泪。" (Tā shìtú zài gàobié yǎnjiǎng zhōng **choke down** zìjǐ de yǎnlèi.)
to make progress easier for someone
to go somewhere with someone when invited
to gradually relax and let go of anxious tension
to appear polite when expressing an opinion
to seem or appear to be sincere and truthful
to accept that you are to blame for something
