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soften(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check)
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soothe(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check)
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still(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle)
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stroke(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle)
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take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
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tranquilize(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check)
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abate(verb, calm, dull, check, decline)
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abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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adjust(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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admix(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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ally(verb, ease, soothe, appease, pacify)
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ameliorate(verb, calm, soothe, repress, appease)
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amputate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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attenuate(verb, dull, decline, reduce, ease)
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balm(verb, calm, quiet, help, cool)
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becalm(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle)
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become smaller(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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benumb(verb, dull, diminish, weaken, awareness)
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bury the hatchet(verb, expression, idiom, calm, soothe)
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butter up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, quiet)
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