5
serious(adjective, weighty, aper, demoniac, crucial)
2
calming
2
cooling
2
demuring
2
dulling
2
grave(adjective, tough, severe, deep, meaningful)
2
moderating
2
quieting
2
sedating
2
sober
2
steadying
1
alerting
1
assuage
1
ballast
1
collectedness
1
composedness
1
deep(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, important)
1
dispassionating
1
drying
1
earnesting
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