| gloze(verb, cover, show, ease, moderate) |
| minimize(verb, cover, ease, moderate, lessen) |
| remit(verb, dull, clear, check, ease) |
| slim(verb, adjective, increase, fat) |
| subdue(verb, dull, check, ease, moderate) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dull, check) |
| unbrace(weakness, weaken, disable, incapacitate, enervate) |
| veneer(verb, cover, ease, moderate, finish) |
| vindicate(verb, cover, maintain, ease, moderate) |
| abbreviate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| accept apology(expression, clear, forget, excuse, absolve) |
| appease(verb, dull, check, cool, ease) |
| bear no malice(expression, idiom, forget, excuse, absolve) |
| bear with(verb, expression, clear, release, defend) |
| blunt(verb, dull, check, ease, moderate) |
| bury the hatchet(expression, idiom, forget, excuse, absolve) |
| color |
| conceal(verb, cover, ease, moderate, finish) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, ease) |
| defend(verb, maintain, claim, uphold, explain) |