to make a problem seem less serious
сделать проблему менее серьезной (sdelat' prob-le-mu men-ye si-ryoz-noy)
"We need to smooth over the miscommunication with a quick call."
"Нам нужно сгладить недопонимание с помощью быстрого звонка." (Nam nuzh-no **sgladit'** nedo-po-ni-ma-ni-ye s po-mo-shch'yu by-stro-go zvon-ka)
to have something as the main point or reason
to take on the duty of something
to hear news or rumors indirectly
the least reliable or secure part of a system or group
a discovery that changes understanding in a field
The simplest version of a product used to test an idea.
