2
bend the rules(verb, expression, idiom, take, deter)
2
bias
2
break one up(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, delight)
2
break up(expression, separate, alienate, divorce, disaffect)
2
buck up(expression, encourage, delight, stimulate, cheer)
2
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge)
2
call away(expression, trouble, disturb, confuse, entertain)
2
catch flies(verb, expression, take, trouble, disturb)
2
check(verb, stop, separate, oppose, restrain)
2
circumvent(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
comfort(verb, reduce, release, free, encourage)
2
confuse(inattention, sidetrack)
2
convert
2
convulse(verb, delight, excite, irritate, scratch)
2
cool
2
damp
2
daunt(verb, dissuade)
2
debase(spoil, corrupt, deprave)
2
debilitate(verb, blow, strain, consume, dry)
2
decline(verb, separate, blow, prevent, twist)
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