to become less strict or critical toward someone
对某人变得不那么严格或批评 (duì mǒurén biàn dé bù nàme yángé huò pīpíng)
"Could you lighten up on your little brother? He's trying his best."
"你能对你的小弟弟宽容一点吗？他正在尽力而为。" (Nǐ néng duì nǐ de xiǎo dìdì kuānróng yīdiǎn ma? Tā zhèngzài jìnlì ér wéi.)
to develop the ability to handle emotional challenges better
to design or adjust something for a particular purpose or go...
to improve or recover for something
to dismiss something by treating it as a joke
to make direct eye contact as a sign of honesty or respect
to make people notice or be aware of something important
