缓和: to ease (tension), to alleviate, to moderate, to allay, to make more mild...
朋友: friend...
办法: means, method, way (of doing sth)...
煮: to cook, to boil...
诞生: to be born...
喘息: to gasp for breath, to take a breather...
失误: lapse, mistake, to make a mistake, fault, service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)...
听到: to hear...