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cool out(verb, phrasal verb, calm, control)
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ease off(calm, control, quiet, reduce)
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ease up(verb, calm, order, quiet)
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hit the brakes(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, control, check)
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ill temper(noun, passion, dispute, anger)
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keep waiting(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lose steam(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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play down(verb, control, reduce, cool)
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reduce speed(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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rein in(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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set back(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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settle down(verb, calm, comfort, soothe)
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shore up(strengthen, harden)
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short fuse(noun, passion, fit, slang)
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temper tantrum(noun, fit, fret, outburst)
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water down(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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wind down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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