to spend time standing and doing nothing
无所事事地站着 (wúsuǒshìshì de zhànzhe)
"We were just standing around waiting for the bus."
"我们只是站着等公交车。" (Wǒmen zhǐshì zhànzhe děng gōngjiāo chē.)
to cause something to happen
to develop mental and emotional toughness
to become friends again naturally after a conflict
to decide to achieve something and focus on it
to allow yourself time and space to recover emotionally
to switch off lights when not needed to save energy