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smooth(verb, cool, ease, peace, mellow)
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smooth down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, quiet)
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smooth over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, soothe)
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square(verb, calm, quiet, relax, soothe)
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steady(verb, quiet, cool, settle, soothe)
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subdue(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check)
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sweeten(verb, calm, ease, moderate, lessen)
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switch(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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take it easy(verb, expression, idiom, calm, quiet)
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take the bite out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline)
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take the bite out of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
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take the sting out of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
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tame(verb, calm, soothe, repress, appease)
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taper(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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temper(verb, calm, dull, check, reduce)
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thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
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transmogrify(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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truncate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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