to dismiss something by treating it as a joke
отмахнуться от чего-то, посмеявшись над этим (otmakhnutsya ot chevo to posmeya vshis nad etim)
"She tried to laugh off the mistake during the presentation."
"Она попыталась отшутиться от ошибки во время презентации." (ona popytalas otshutit sya ot oshibki vo vremya prezentatsii)
people cannot change their basic character or nature
to earn a lot of money
to quickly embrace an idea or connect with someone
something that is being developed or planned
to combine one thing with others
to aim for something very ambitious or difficult to achieve