to soften your language or behavior for a situation
状況に合わせて言葉や行動を和らげる (jōkyō ni awasete kotoba ya kōdō o yawarageru)
"She tones down for audiences who prefer straightforward facts."
"彼女は、率直な事実を好む聴衆のためにトーンダウンする" (kanojo wa, sotsuchoku na jijitsu o konomu chōshū no tame ni tōn daun suru)
to resign from an important position
to become involved in something, often unwillingly
to decide not to do something because of fear
to start producing something new; to begin manufacturing on...
to misunderstand someone or something
to begin to develop into something definite
