5
thaw(verb, warm, sink, soften, dissolve)
5
unlax(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
4
be at home
4
ease(noun, verb, calm, rest, soften)
4
ease up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
4
extend(verb, release, free, spread, display)
4
flex
4
set right(verb, fix, smooth, level, straight)
4
stoop(verb, favor, agree, lower, yield)
4
take it easy(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
3
abate(verb, calm, rest, soften, unwind)
3
be informal
3
become more casual
3
become more nonchalant
3
bend(verb, favor, agree, lower, yield)
3
curves out(verb, fix, smooth, level, straight)
3
disentangle(verb, open, release, free, spread)
3
ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
3
erect(verb, fix, smooth, level, straight)
3
flatten out(verb, fix, smooth, level, straight)
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