| downplay(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse) |
| glaze(verb, cover, smooth, clean, spread) |
| gloss(verb, set, cover, increase, develop) |
| grease |
| lick(verb, beat, defeat, hit, overcome) |
| line(noun, verb, mark, spot, stain) |
| lubricate(verb, slippery) |
| mudslinging(noun, praise, attempt) |
| odium(noun, disregard, slight, spot, confusion) |
| oil(verb, lubricate) |
| pillory(verb, slander) |
| place(noun, verb, cover, spread) |
| put-down(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult) |
| put down(verb, expression, sound, ruin, oppose) |
| roast(verb, attack, dismiss, push, slight) |
| run down(verb, expression, sound, ruin, oppose) |
| scratch(noun, verb, spot, stain, taint) |
| smash(verb, hit, win, thump, bash) |
| smut(verb, attack, clean, contaminate) |
| speck(noun, spot, stain, blemish, scatter) |