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193 entries under verb topic. ×

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modify(dull, check, ease, moderate)
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pardon(noun, defend, explain, spare)
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peter out(expression, decline, reduce, moderate)
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plead ignorance(expression, defend, explain, spare)
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pour out(expression, reduce, ease, lessen)
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pretext(noun, defend, explain, spare)
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put off(expression, reduce, ease, lessen)
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put on a Band-Aid(expression, idiom, cover, ease)
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quick fix(expression, cover, ease, moderate)
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recede(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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reduce weight(expression, reduce, ease, lessen)
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relent(clear, reduce, release, forget)
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remove(reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
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retrench(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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screen(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
shift(reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
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shrink(decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
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shrive(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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shrivel(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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shrug off(expression, defend, explain, spare)
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