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| render light(idiom, levity) | |
| show itself(start, begin) | |
| smooth down(verb, calm, quiet, cool) | |
| spiff up(verb, illuminate) | |
| tail away(quiet, decrease, fade, dwindle) | |
| take down(drop, deliver, unpack) | |
| take pressure off(verb, idiom, reduce, improve) | |
| take sting out(verb, idiom, calm, temper) | |
| take the bite out of(verb, idiom, moderate, soften) | |
| take the sting out of(verb, idiom, moderate, soften) | |
| tell straight | |
| turn down(verb, calm, reduce, ease) | |
| turn on(verb, animate, shine, kindle) | |
| untie the knot(idiom, facility) | |
| wash out(verb, dull, tint, bleach) | |
| go pale |
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