to successfully communicate how you feel
成功地表达你的感受 (chenggong de biaoda nide ganshou)
"He couldn’t get across his feelings properly in the letter."
"他在信中没能正确表达他的感受。" (Ta zai xin zhong mei neng zhengque de **get across** tade ganshou.)
to calm yourself by breathing slowly during fear or anxiety
to start crying because of happiness
to obey the rules you set for yourself
to reduce the size, cost, or extent of something
to voice opposition to something openly
to increase speed or progress
