Related Words for clear the air

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come round
//
Phrase, Verb
breathe a sigh of relief
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
keep the peace
/x/
Phrase, Verb
clear the decks
/x/
Phrase, Verb
breathe easy
//x
Phrase, Verb
clear someone's name
//x/
Phrase, Verb
take a breath
/x/
Phrase, Verb
have it out
///
Phrase, Verb
soften the blow
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
pour oil on troubled waters
////x/x
Phrase, Verb
keep one's cool
///
Phrase, Verb
clear off
//
Phrase, Verb
take one's ease
///
Phrase, Verb
lay down one's arms
////
Phrase, Verb
wipe the slate clean
/x//
Phrase, Verb
take a deep breath
/x//
Phrase, Verb
cool it
//
Phrase, Verb
ahem
/x
Name
face up
//
Phrase, Verb
play it cool
///
Phrase, Verb
kiss and make up
////
Phrase, Verb
blow off steam
///
Phrase, Verb
change the subject
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
back off
//
Phrase, Verb
break one's fall
///
Phrase, Verb
save someone's skin
//x/
Phrase, Verb
get off someone's case
///x/
Phrase, Verb
put the record straight
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
keep a cool head
/x//
Phrase, Verb
give someone a break
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
kill with kindness
///x
Phrase, Verb
get one's own back
////
Phrase, Verb
cheer up
//
Phrase, Verb
settle the score
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
get out of someone's face
////x/
Phrase, Verb
back down
//
Phrase, Verb
step back
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
break the ice
/x/
Phrase, Verb
rise above
/x/
Phrase, Verb
blow one's cool
///
Phrase, Verb
take it easy
///x
Phrase, Verb
tread lightly
//x
Phrase, Verb
rest easy
//x
Phrase, Verb
catch one's breath
///
Phrase, Verb
stand aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
peace
/
Noun
come to blows
///
Phrase, Verb
get off one's chest
////
Phrase, Verb
bring out
//
Phrase, Verb
stand off
//
Phrase, Verb
see one's way clear to
/////
Phrase, Verb
clean house
//
Phrase, Verb
fight off
//
Phrase, Verb
stand down
//
Phrase, Verb
hit back
//
Phrase, Verb
turn to
//
Phrase, Verb
let fly
//
Phrase, Verb
come clean
//
Phrase, Verb
keep one's head
///
Phrase, Verb
hold the fort
/xx
Phrase, Verb
burst someone's bubble
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
feel free
//
Phrase, Verb
bury the hatchet
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
weather the storm
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
let someone have it
//x//
Phrase, Verb
lighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
clean up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
come to grips with
////
Phrase, Verb
get to
//
Phrase, Verb
brush aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
feel the heat
/x/
Phrase, Verb
kick up dust
///
Phrase, Verb
cover one's tracks
/x//
Phrase, Verb
let someone down gently
//x//x
Phrase, Verb
come off
//
Phrase, Verb
blow off
//
Phrase, Verb
take a load off
/x//
Phrase, Verb
run interference
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
sweep something under the rug
//x/xx/
Phrase, Verb
close ranks
//
Phrase, Verb
hold one's peace
///
Phrase, Verb
ride out the storm
//x/
Phrase, Verb
strike a blow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put out the fire
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
make light work of
////
Phrase, Verb
get even
//x
Phrase, Verb
spare someone's blushes
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
keep one's nose clean
////
Phrase, Verb
talk down
//
Phrase, Verb
get something over with
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
face up to
///
Phrase, Verb
sort out
//
Phrase, Verb
sweep aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
work through
//
Phrase, Verb
aboveground
x/x
Adjective
abscess
/x
Noun, Verb
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
absolved
x/
Adjective
accuracy
/xxx
Noun
accurate
/xx
Adjective
acquit
x/
Verb
acutely
x/x
Adverb
aerial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
aerodrome
/xx
Noun
aeroplane
xx/
Noun, Verb
aerospace
/xx
Noun, Adjective
airborne
/x
Adjective, Noun
airbus
/x
Name
aircraft
/x
Noun
aire
/
Noun
aired
/
Adjective
airfare
/x
Noun
airfield
/x
Noun
airflow
/x
Noun
airlift
/x
Noun, Verb
airline
/x
Noun
airliner
/xx
Noun
airmen
/x
Noun
airplane
/x
Noun, Verb
airport
/x
Noun
airspace
/x
Noun
airstream
/x
Noun
airway
/x
Noun
all the way
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
ambient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
ample
/x
Adjective
antenna
x/x
Noun
antiaircraft
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
apis
xx
Noun
apparent
x/x
Adjective
apparently
x/xx
Adverb
appear
x/
Verb
appearance
x/x
Noun
appreciable
x/xx
Adjective
approve
x/
Verb
area
/xx
Noun
aria
/xx
Noun
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
aryan
/xx
Adjective, Name
ashes
/x
Noun
asphalt
/x
Noun, Verb
atmosphere
/xx
Noun
atmospheric
xx/x
Adjective
aura
/x
Noun
authorise
xxx
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
aviation
xx/x
Noun
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
axiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective
balloon
x/
Noun, Verb
bare
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
barometric
xx/x
Adjective
beam
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bird
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blatant
/x
Adjective
bleached
/
Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bluntly
/x
Adverb
blur
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bombing
/x
Noun
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bread
/
Noun, Verb
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
breathe
/
Verb
breather
/x
Noun
breeze
/
Noun, Verb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brighten
/x
Verb
brine
/
Noun, Verb
bring home
//
Phrase, Verb
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
bulletin
/xx
Noun, Verb
canada
/xx
Name
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
candid
/x
Adjective, Noun
carefully
/xx
Adverb
carrier
/xx
Noun
categorical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
cent
/
Noun
certain
/x
Adjective, Noun
certainly
/xx
Adverb
certainty
/xx
Noun
certificate
x/xx
Noun, Verb
certify
/xx
Verb
ching
/
Noun, Verb
claire
/
Name
clare
/
Name
clarification
xxx/x
Noun
clarity
/xx
Noun
claro
/x
Noun
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
cleanse
/
Verb, Noun
cleanup
/x
Noun, Verb
clear up
//
Phrase, Verb
clearer
/x
Noun
clearly
/x
Adverb
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
cloud
/
Noun, Verb
cloudless
/x
Adjective
cloudy
/x
Adjective
clutter
/x
Noun, Verb
coherent
x/x
Adjective
coincident
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
comp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
compelling
x/x
Adjective, Noun
comprehensible
xx/xx
Adjective
compressed air
x//
Phrase, Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclusive
x/x
Adjective
concrete
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
confident
/xx
Adjective, Noun
confuse
x/
Verb, Adjective
conscious
/x
Adjective, Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
conspicuous
x/xx
Adjective
convict
/x
Verb, Noun
convinced
x/
Adjective
coolant
/x
Noun
cooling
/x
Noun, Adjective
cope
/
Verb, Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crisp
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crystal
/x
Noun, Adjective
crystal clear
/x/
Phrase, Adjective
crystalline
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crystallize
/xx
Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
decidedly
x/xx
Adverb
decisive
x/x
Adjective
declare
x/
Verb
defined
x/
Adjective
definite
/xx
Adjective, Noun