4
unfold(verb, separate, unwind, detach, emancipate)
3
break down(verb, expression, easy, resolve, explain)
3
clean up(verb, expression, easy, shorten, abridge)
3
disengage(verb, calm, quiet, help, separate)
3
distil
3
expound
3
get across
3
lessen(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce)
3
paraphrase
3
rationalize
3
run interference for(expression, idiom, calm, quiet, help)
3
scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
abbreviate
2
accelerate(verb, smooth, ease, facilitate)
2
advance(verb, facilitate)
2
alleviate(verb, calm, help, reduce, promote)
2
appease(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce)
2
attend to(expression, calm, quiet, help, reduce)
2
bolster
2
cleanse(verb, purify)
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