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5
brighten(improve, refresh)
5
lighten(improve, refresh)
4
buoy up(expression, improve, refresh)
2
acquiesce(yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
be merciful(moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
capitulate(yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
cave in(expression, phrasal verb, yield, surrender)
2
come around(expression, phrasal verb, moderate, yield)
2
cool it(expression, phrasal verb, moderate, yield)
2
cry uncle(expression, moderate, yield, surrender)
2
die away(expression, phrasal verb, moderate, yield)
2
ease(calm, moderate, yield, surrender)
2
ease off(expression, phrasal verb, calm, moderate)
2
ease up on(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, moderate)
2
ebb(calm, moderate, yield, surrender)
2
fall(yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
fold(yield, surrender, quit, relax)
2
forbear(moderate, yield, surrender, quit)
2
give quarter(expression, moderate, yield, surrender)
2
give some slack(expression, idiom, moderate, yield)
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