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vindicate(cover, maintain, ease, moderate)
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abbreviate(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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appease(dull, check, cool, ease)
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bear with(expression, clear, release, defend)
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blunt(dull, check, ease, moderate)
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conceal(cover, ease, moderate, finish)
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cut down(expression, phrasal verb, reduce, ease)
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defend(maintain, claim, uphold, explain)
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depreciate(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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dull(check, ease, moderate, diminish)
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dwindle(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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exculpate(cover, clear, release, maintain)
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explain away(expression, phrasal verb, show, deliberate)
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forgive(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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free(reduce, maintain, ease, lessen)
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gloss(cover, finish, hide, truth)
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hide(cover, ease, moderate, abate)
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mollify(dull, cover, check, reduce)
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play down
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prettify(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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