to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

to draw forth, bring out form some sources (such as another person)

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement