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break up(clear, open, release, free)
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build up(verb, increase, raise, severe)
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burn off(clear, open, release, free)
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butter up(verb, calm, quiet, help)
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clear away(open, release, free, clean)
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clear out(drop, clear, free, discharge)
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clear the way(idiom, calm, quiet, help)
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cool out(verb, calm, ease, moderate)
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cut back(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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dispose of(adjective, clear, discharge, ease)
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flood with light
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furnish with light(verb, idiom, animate, shine)
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go to bat for(verb, idiom, support, help)
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go with(verb, support, help, promote)
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grow less(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
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have little weight
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heat up(verb, increase, raise, severe)
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hush up(verb, cover, ease, moderate)
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keep within bounds
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kick the beam
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