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2
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slake
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sleep(verb, calm, ease, rest, relax)
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spell(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
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stretch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
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take a break(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
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take five(verb, expression, stop, delay, rest)
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take life easy(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
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take ten(verb, expression, stop, calm, complete)
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take time out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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temper(verb, calm, control, quiet, reduce)
2
tranquilize(verb, stop, calm, quiet, cool)
2
unbar(verb, separate, remove, release, free)
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unbolt(verb, separate, remove, release, free)
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