6
open(verb, adjective, set, cover, increase)
6
unreel(verb, give, release, cause, free)
6
unsnarl(verb, separate, free, undo, detach)
6
unstrain
6
untwine(verb, separate, release, free, relax)
5
decompress
5
disembroil(verb, separate, detach, emancipate, disengage)
5
ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
5
ease up(expression, stop, delay, rest, relax)
5
loose(verb, calm, separate, release, free)
5
make relaxed(verb, expression, idiom)
5
ravel(verb, release, free, undo, unwind)
5
spread(verb, open, release, free, expand)
5
undo(verb, separate, open, release, free)
5
unwrap(verb, release, free, spread, undo)
5
wind off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
develop(verb, set, cover, increase, open)
4
disinvolve(verb, separate, detach, emancipate, disengage)
4
extricate(verb, separate, detach, emancipate, disengage)
4
laze(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
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