to persuade someone to join an activity
誰かを活動に参加させる (dareka o katsudō ni sanka saseru)
"They roped me in for the weekend volunteer drive."
"彼らは私を週末のボランティア活動に巻き込んだ" (karera wa watashi o shūmatsu no borantia katsudō ni makikonda)
to reduce the intensity or amount of something
to do something with great enthusiasm and energy
to make progress in a way that helps achieve a goal
to prepare a detailed written report
to reduce an amount to nothing
to set suggestions aside for future review