to make a problem seem less serious
ein Problem weniger ernst erscheinen lassen (ain problēm ve-ni-ger ernst er-schei-nen las-sen)
"We need to smooth over the miscommunication with a quick call."
"Wir müssen die Misskommunikation mit einem schnellen Anruf glätten." (wir müs-sen die miss-kom-mu-ni-ka-tion mit ei-nem schnel-len an-ruf **glät-ten**)
to focus on the most important things before others
to wait to get exactly what you want
to act according to the advice you give to others
expressing one’s own personal view
better things are coming in the future
to study or explore something in great depth