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dull(check, reduce, release, ease)
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dwindle(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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empty(adjective, clear, open, reduce)
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enliven(cheer, animate, brighten, revitalize)
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fade(drop, dull, cut, decline)
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hearten(improve, cheer, inspire, refresh)
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let up(expression, calm, drop, quiet)
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still(calm, quiet, help, reduce)
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taper(drop, decline, reduce, ease)
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thin(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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unlade(drop, discharge, deliver, cast)
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abridge(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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appease(calm, dull, quiet, help)
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blunt(calm, dull, check, ease)
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break(reduce, release, ease, moderate)
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burnish(brighten, illuminate)
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change(reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
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check(drop, dull, cut, decline)
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curb(drop, quiet, cut, decline)
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drain(drop, decline, reduce, ease)
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