to persuade someone to join an activity
убедить кого-то присоединиться к мероприятию (ubedit' kogo-to prisoyedinit'sya k meropriyatiyu)
"They roped me in for the weekend volunteer drive."
"Они втянули меня в волонтёрскую акцию на выходных" (oni vtyanuli menya v voluntyorskuyu aktsiyu na vykhodnykh)
to accept or confront the reality of a situation
to continue doing something despite difficulties
to remain confident and proud even in difficult situations
to begin innovation initiatives
to praise someone or something
to substitute for someone temporarily