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lighten(clear, increase, open, reduce)
17
cheer(encourage, raise, delight, stimulate)
17
enliven(encourage, raise, stimulate, excite)
15
shine(light, clean, restore, color)
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illuminate(light, shine, glow, trim)
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gladden(encourage, delight, stimulate, excite)
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light up(expression, phrasal verb, light, flash)
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burnish(clean, restore, shine, glow)
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cheer up(expression, phrasal verb, encourage, raise)
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polish(adjective, development, growth, shine)
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hearten(encourage, delight, stimulate, excite)
11
light(adjective, happy, flash, color)
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perk up(expression, phrasal verb, encourage, raise)
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clear(adjective, clear, release, free)
8
clear up(expression, phrasal verb, happy, improve)
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encourage(stimulate, excite, happy, improve)
8
glow(noun, light, color, burn)
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illumine(light, flash, shine, glow)
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animate(encourage, raise, stimulate, excite)
7
elate(encourage, raise, delight, excite)
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