82 entries under permissive topic. ×

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moderate(adjective, calm, light, kind, soft)
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considerate(adjective, feeling, understanding, kind, gentle)
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generous(adjective, understanding, kind, gentle, sympathetic)
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sparing(adjective, feeling, kind, soft, warm)
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temperate(adjective, calm, light, kind, soft)
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amiable(adjective, calm, understanding, kind, soft)
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submissive(adjective, calm, quiet, understanding, light)
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yielding(noun, adjective, quiet, soft, gentle)
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compliant(adjective, calm, quiet, light, kind)
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sympathetic(adjective, calm, feeling, understanding, light)
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tractable(adjective, calm, quiet, light, soft)
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accommodating(adjective, calm, quiet, understanding, light)
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benignant(adjective, kind, soft, pleasant, moderate)
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complaisant(adjective, calm, understanding, kind, soft)
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condoning(verb, adjective, calm, light, kind)
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excusing(verb, adjective, calm, light, soft)
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flexible(adjective, calm, light, soft, gentle)
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good-natured(adjective, calm, kind, smooth, soft)
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pardoning(verb, adjective, calm, light, kind)
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softhearted(adjective, feeling, kind, soft, warm)
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