2
drown(verb, upset, beat, defeat, crush)
2
dry up(verb, expression, calm, drop, dull)
2
dumb(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
2
dwell(verb, quiescence)
2
dwindle(verb, stop, calm, drop, dull)
2
eliminate(verb, end, remove, destroy, terminate)
2
erase(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
2
evaporate(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline)
2
expunge(verb, end, remove, destroy, crush)
2
exterminate(verb, end, remove, ruin, destroy)
2
fade(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline)
2
fall off(expression, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
2
flatten(verb, press, crush, suppress, kill)
2
foil(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
2
gag(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
2
halt(verb, stop, upset, beat, defeat)
2
hold down(verb, expression, restrain, crush, curb)
2
hold in(verb, expression, calm, order, quiet)
2
hush-hush(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
2
hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defeat, crush)
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