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irradiate(light, flash, animate, shine)
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relax(calm, quiet, help, reduce)
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slacken(calm, drop, quiet, help)
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weaken(drop, dull, cut, check)
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bleach(dull, fade, white, whitewash)
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curtail(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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dawn(start, begin)
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disembarrass(clear, facility, rid)
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encourage(support, help, promote, improve)
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gleam(noun, brighten, illuminate)
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lighten up(expression, phrasal verb, improve, refresh)
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make lighter(expression, idiom, reduce, ease)
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remove(drop, reduce, discharge, ease)
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tone down(expression, calm, dull, check)
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attenuate(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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buoy(reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
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cheer up(expression, phrasal verb, improve, animate)
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contract(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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dilute(decline, reduce, ease, moderate)
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disengage(calm, quiet, help, clear)
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