to spend quiet time alone reflecting on your feelings and thoughts
独自度过安静的时间，反思你的情感和思想 (dúzì dùguò ānjìng de shíjiān, fǎnsī nǐ de qínggǎn hé sīxiǎng)
"It’s important to sit with yourself to understand your emotions."
"重要的是要 与自己独处 以理解你的情感。" (zhòngyào de shì yào **yǔ zìjǐ dúchǔ** yǐ lǐjiě nǐ de qínggǎn)
to reduce a debt gradually by making regular payments
to hire additional people in preparation for something
to continue doing something with determination
to contact or make connections with others for cooperation
to act courageously despite being afraid
to move in front of others; to take the lead
