| half-hearted(adjective, unenthusiastic, insensibility) |
| halfhearted(adjective, dull, enthusiasm, listless, bland) |
| hold(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| house-train(verb, discipline, train, pacify, compliant) |
| housebroken(verb, adjective, compliant, broken, trained) |
| inure(verb, study, develop, improve, prepare) |
| manipulable(adjective, docile, obedient, manageable) |
| modest(adjective, quiet, reasonable, gentle, sensible) |
| mollify(verb, calm, control, cool, restrain) |
| naturalise |
| ordinary(adjective, dull, simple, reasonable, flat) |
| overcome(verb, adjective, control, beat, check) |
| phlegmatic |
| qualify(verb, calm, study, control, increase) |
| run-of-the-mill(adjective, dull, flat, ordinary, dry) |
| slacken(verb, control, restrain, diminish, curb) |
| soothe(verb, calm, repress, appease, pacify) |
| temperate(adjective, calm, quiet, weak, kind) |
| tolerant(adjective, calm, quiet, soft, reasonable) |
| torpid(insensibility, physical inertness) |