2
clam up(verb, expression, stop, calm, dull)
2
compact
2
compose(verb, calm, restrain, crush, block)
2
compress
2
conceal(verb, cut, remove, suppress, hide)
2
confound(upset, crush, shame, subdue, humiliate)
2
confute(oppose, expose, contest, counter, repudiate)
2
contract
2
contradict(oppose, expose, contest, counter, argue)
2
cool it(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet)
2
coquet
2
cork up(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, curb)
2
crash
2
criticize(verb, cut, remove, scorn, suppress)
2
cut off(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet)
2
cut to the quick(expression, idiom, upset, crush, overcome)
2
damp
2
deaden(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
2
decontaminate(verb, cut, remove, destroy, suppress)
2
deny(verb, upset, crush, overcome, return)
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