| make allowance(expression, deliberate, forget, excuse, justify) |
| mollify(verb, dull, cover, check, reduce) |
| play down |
| prettify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| purge(verb, clear, release, defend, explain) |
| relax(weakness, weaken, disable, incapacitate, enervate) |
| sap(weaken, incapacitate, enervate, cripple, attenuate) |
| shake |
| slacken(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| smooth(verb, cool, ease, peace, mellow) |
| soft-pedal(verb, hide, white, doctor) |
| sugarcoat(verb, cover, ease, moderate, finish) |
| suppress(white, paint, decorate, distemper) |
| temper(verb, dull, cover, check, decline) |
| think no more of(expression, idiom, forget, excuse, absolve) |
| turn other cheek(expression, idiom, forget, excuse, absolve) |
| undermine(weaken, incapacitate, enervate, cripple, attenuate) |
| unman |
| unnerve |
| unstrengthen(weaken, disable, incapacitate, enervate, cripple) |