to establish the mood or style for something
die Stimmung oder den Stil für etwas festlegen (die Stimmung oder den Stil für etwas festlegen)
"The manager's speech set the tone for the meeting."
"Die Rede des Managers setzte den Ton für das Meeting." (die rede des managers hat set the tone für das meeting gesetzt)
to go out and celebrate wildly
To ignore a crisis or serious situation while doing somethin...
to control people very strictly and harshly
a person who loves reading books
to suddenly become very nervous or afraid
something will happen eventually; be patient