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| break the ice |
to relieve social tensions caused by formal conventions or awkwardness. |
| compassion |
Compassion is a kind of feeling. If you have compassion, you understand and care about how other people feel, and you are able to feel the pain or difficulty that other people experience. When you feel compassion, you want to help others. You want to relieve their pain or make their lives easier. |
| scratch |
to relieve an itch by scraping or digging at with the nails or claws. [1/7 definitions] |
| soothe |
to help take away; lessen; ease; relieve. [1/2 definitions] |
| treat |
to attempt to relieve or cure. [1/9 definitions] |
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