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back down(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, leave)
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bail out(verb, expression, free, leave, excuse)
1
be agreeable
1
be ashamed(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
1
be conservative
1
be contrite(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
1
be lenient(verb, free, leave, excuse, pardon)
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be moderate
1
be pacifistic
1
be sorry(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
1
be sorry for(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
1
be submissive(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
1
be sympathetic(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
1
become less severe(expression, idiom)
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become liquid(verb, expression, warm, relax, soften)
1
become milder
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become soft(verb, expression, warm, relax, soften)
1
bend a little(expression, idiom)
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bewail(deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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bleed for(verb, expression, understand, comfort, soothe)
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