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hush up
//
Phrase, Verb
skate over
//x
Phrase, Verb
smooth over
//x
Phrase, Verb
whitewash
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun
cover up
/xx
Phrase, Verb
paper over
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
varnish
/x
Noun
slur
/
Noun
overlook
/xx
Verb
blot out
//
Phrase, Verb
fudge
/
Noun
plaster
/x
Noun
overshadow
/x/x
Verb
conceal
x/
Verb
hush
/
Noun
black out
//
Phrase, Verb
cover
/x
Noun
disguise
x/
Noun
rake up
//
Phrase, Verb
let slip
//
Phrase, Verb
blot
/
Noun
mistake
x/
Noun
wrap up
//
Phrase, Verb
dissemble
x/x
Verb
pass off
//
Phrase, Verb
obfuscate
/xx
Verb
hide
/
Noun
cloak
/
Noun
play down
//
Phrase, Verb
pass over
//x
Phrase, Verb
blend in
/x
Phrase, Verb
screw up
//
Phrase, Verb
forgive and forget
x///x
Phrase, Verb
smug
/
Adjective
mitigate
/xx
Verb
run over
//x
Phrase, Verb
fess up
//
Phrase, Verb
overlay
/xx
Noun
soothe
/
Verb
oops
/
Noun
muck up
//
Phrase, Verb
lay over
//x
Phrase, Verb
oversee
/xx
Verb
hole up
//
Phrase, Verb
patch up
//
Phrase, Verb
wash over
//x
Phrase, Verb
obscure
x/
Adjective
downplay
/x
Verb
get over
//x
Phrase, Verb
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
mix up
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
blur
/
Noun
cushion
/x
Noun
excuse
x/
Noun
mist
/
Noun
fence
/
Noun
see through
//
Phrase, Verb
wrap
/
Noun
circumvent
xx/
Verb
fluff
/
Noun
soot
/
Noun
mop up
//
Phrase, Verb
put in the shade
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
muddle through
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lay on
//
Phrase, Verb
grease
/
Noun
wipe out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
strip away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
smudge
/
Noun
beguile
x/
Verb
lead on
//
Phrase, Verb
dress down
//
Phrase, Verb
explain away
x/x/
Phrase, Verb
spoof
/
Noun
stretch the truth
/x/
Phrase, Verb
skim
/
Noun
clear
/
Adjective
wash
/
Noun
falsify
/xx
Verb
incriminate
x/xx
Verb
mess up
//
Phrase, Verb
escape
x/
Noun
blunder
/x
Noun
elude
x/
Verb
smother
/x
Verb
darken
/x
Verb
mislead
x/
Verb
block out
//
Phrase, Verb
catch up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hood
/
Noun
guilt
/
Noun
shade
/
Noun
wipe up
//
Phrase, Verb
shrug off
//
Phrase, Verb
bottle up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
condone
x/
Verb
extinguish
x/x
Verb
sweep up
//
Phrase, Verb
confuse
x/
Verb
veil
/
Noun
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
acrylic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
additionally
x/xxx
Adverb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
ali
/x
Name
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
all over
//x
Phrase, Adverb
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
among
x/
anew
x/
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
approximately
x/xxx
Adverb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
atop
x/
Adverb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
because
x/
Adverb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
besides
x/
Adverb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
bleak
/
Adjective, Noun
bloom
/
Noun, Verb
brighter
/x
Verb
brightness
/x
Noun
brilliance
/x
Noun
brilliant
/x
Adjective, Noun
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
bygone
/x
Adjective, Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
chandelier
xx/
Noun
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
closer
/x
Adjective, Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
compared
x/
Verb
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
concerning
x/x
Adjective, Noun
concluded
x/x
Adjective
consummated
/xxx
Adjective
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
crowning
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
dan
/
Noun
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
desired
x/x
Adjective
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
diminished
x/x
Adjective
disproportionate
xx/xx
Adjective, Verb
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drying
/x
Noun
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
durable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
durant
/x
Name
during
/x
Noun
either
/x
Adverb
eloquent
/xx
Adjective
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
eminent
/xx
Adjective
end
/
Noun, Verb
enhanced
x/
Adjective
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
everywhere
/xx
Adverb
exaggerated
x/xxx
Adjective
exceed
x/
Verb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
excess
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
excessive
x/x
Adjective
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
farther
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
fig
/
Name, Verb
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
finite
/x
Adjective, Noun
forgotten
x/x
Adjective, Noun
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
get
/
Verb, Noun
glare
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
glaze
/
Noun, Verb
glittering
/xx
Adjective, Noun
glorious
/xx
Adjective
glossary
/xx
Noun
glow
/
Noun, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
greater
/x
Adjective
handing
/x
Noun
harder
/x
Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
higher
/x
Noun, Verb
hill
/
Noun, Verb
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
hovering
/xx
Noun
if
/
Noun
illustrious
x/xx
Adjective
immoderate
x/xx
Adjective
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
increasingly
x/xx
Adverb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inspiring
x/x
Adjective, Noun
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
irises
/xx
Noun
lacquer
/x
Noun, Verb
laden
/x
Adjective
larger
/x
Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lessened
/x
Adjective
longer
/x
Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
luster
/x
Noun, Verb
lustre
/x
Noun, Verb
lustrous
/x
Adjective
maiden
/x
Noun, Adjective
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
marbled
/x
Adjective
marvellous
/xx
Adjective
matt
/
Name, Adjective
maximal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mixing
/x
Adjective, Noun
moreover
x/x
Adverb
multiple
/xx
Adjective, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nearly
/x
Adverb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
older
/x
Adjective, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
onto
/x
Adjective
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outstanding
x/x
Adjective
overhead
/x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
overspread
/x/
Verb
owing
/x
Adjective
para
/x
Noun, Adjective