to prepare the basic foundation for something important in the future
为未来重要的事情准备基础 (wèi wèilái zhòngyào de shìqíng dǎxià jīběn jīchǔ)
"She’s laying the groundwork for her next career move."
"她正在为她的下一个职业发展奠定基础。" (tā zhèngzài wèi tā de xià yīgè zhíyè fāzhǎn **diàndìng jīchǔ**)
to make many small mistakes because of nervousness
to admit that what you said was wrong; to retract something
to modify or adjust something to make it suitable for a new...
to break into pieces; to fail completely
to ignore emotions temporarily to focus on something else
to be included in a category; to be controlled by someone