to appear polite when expressing an opinion
höflich erscheinen, wenn man eine Meinung äußert
"Even when disagreeing, she always comes across as polite."
"Selbst wenn sie nicht zustimmt, wirkt sie immer höflich."
to dress in a more casual or simple way than usual
to make things more balanced or fair
to become very emotional, upset, or excited
to refer to something in the past as a cause or source
to confront difficulties with courage and confidence
to give a lot of praise to someone