| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accede to | agree to a demand |
| 2. | accommodate | fit someone’s wishes |
| 3. | adapt to | adjust to satisfy |
| 4. | allay | reduce fear or anger |
| 5. | alleviate | make suffering or worry less |
| 6. | answer | satisfy a need or demand |
| 7. | appease | make someone less angry |
| 8. | assuage | ease anger or worry |
| 9. | balm | soothe emotional pain |
| 10. | be gentle with | treat softly and kindly |
| 11. | be kind to | treat with kindness |
| 12. | be nice to | treat kindly to soothe |
| 13. | bow to | yield to pressure |
| 14. | bring around | persuade to accept |
| 15. | bury the hatchet with | end a quarrel with |
| 16. | butter up | flatter to gain favor |
| 17. | cajole | gently persuade or soothe |
| 18. | calm | make less upset |
| 19. | comfort | ease distress or upset |
| 20. | comply with | act according to wishes |
| 21. | compose | make calm and collected |
| 22. | conciliate | restore goodwill or favor |
| 23. | console | comfort after upset |
| 24. | cool down | become or make less angry |
| 25. | court | seek favor from |
| 26. | defer to | yield respectfully to |
| 27. | defuse | reduce tension or danger |
| 28. | delight | please greatly |
| 29. | diffuse | disperse tension or hostility |
| 30. | disarm | reduce hostility or suspicion |
| 31. | ease | make less troubled |
| 32. | excuse | forgive or overlook fault |
| 33. | forgive | stop feeling angry about |
| 34. | fulfill | satisfy a requirement or wish |
| 35. | get back into favor | recover good standing |
| 36. | give in to | stop resisting someone’s demands |
| 37. | go along with | accept or cooperate with |
| 38. | go easy on | treat less harshly |
| 39. | grant | give what is requested |
| 40. | gratify | give pleasure or satisfaction |
| 41. | handle gently | deal with carefully |
| 42. | heal the breach with | repair a division |
| 43. | hearten | give courage or comfort |
| 44. | humor | indulge to keep calm |
| 45. | hush | quiet or calm |
| 46. | indulge | allow to satisfy someone |
| 47. | ingratiate oneself with | gain favor through charm |
| 48. | lull | soothe into calm |
| 49. | make amends to | repair offense toward someone |
| 50. | make concessions to | yield to ease conflict |
| 51. | make it up to | compensate for a wrong |
| 52. | make nice with | act friendly to appease |
| 53. | make peace with | restore calm relations with |
| 54. | massage | handle delicately to soothe |
| 55. | meet | fulfill a demand or need |
| 56. | mend fences with | restore friendly relations |
| 57. | mitigate | make less severe |
| 58. | mollify | soothe hurt feelings or anger |
| 59. | oblige | do a favor for |
| 60. | offer concessions to | give ground to soothe |
| 61. | pacify | calm someone down |
| 62. | pamper | indulge excessively |
| 63. | pander to | gratify someone’s desires |
| 64. | pardon | forgive an offense |
| 65. | patch up | repair a strained relationship |
| 66. | pet | treat with indulgent affection |
| 67. | play along with | cooperate to keep peace |
| 68. | propitiate | win favor by soothing |
| 69. | quiet | make calmer or less upset |
| 70. | quieten | make quieter or calmer |
| 71. | reason with | talk calmly to persuade |
| 72. | reassure | remove doubt or fear |
| 73. | reconcile | restore friendly relations |
| 74. | redeem oneself with | restore favor through action |
| 75. | relax | make less tense |
| 76. | relieve | ease distress or tension |
| 77. | repair things with | improve strained relations |
| 78. | restore harmony with | bring back peaceful relations |
| 79. | set at ease | make someone feel calmer |
| 80. | settle | calm or resolve |
| 81. | smooth over | reduce tension or conflict |
| 82. | soften | make less harsh or angry |
| 83. | solace | give comfort to |
| 84. | soothe | calm or comfort |
| 85. | speak softly to | address in a calming way |
| 86. | sweet-talk | use flattering words to soothe |
| 87. | take sting out of | make less hurtful |
| 88. | take the edge off | reduce sharpness of anger |
| 89. | talk around | persuade with careful talk |
| 90. | talk down | calm with words |
| 91. | temper | moderate intensity or anger |
| 92. | tolerate | allow without protest |
| 93. | tranquilize | make calm or less agitated |
| 94. | tread softly with | act carefully to avoid offense |
| 95. | unruffle | make calm again |
| 96. | win back | regain favor or affection |
| 97. | win over | gain someone’s approval |
| 98. | win round | gain support gradually |
| 99. | woo | try to win favor |
| 100. | yield to | give in to |