Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 49 ruffled 48 ruffle 48 feathers 42 ruffling 41 assuage 41 soothe 41 mollify 40 appease 40 placate 40 frayed 39 sooth 38 tamp down 38 compromise 37 irritate 37 pacify 37 feather 35 soften 35 marginalize 35 defuse tensions 35 delicate 35 hawks 35 tempers 34 preen 34 scuttle 34 ease tensions 34 carefully calibrated 34 ruffles 34 flap 34 friction 34 inflame 34 salve 34 egos 34 harden 34 deflate 33 quell 33 compromises 33 realpolitik 33 prickly 33 defuse 33 ruffled feathers 33 negotiators 33 stir 33 undermine 33 allay concerns 33 bristling 33 mend fences 33 feathered 32 fraying 32 diplomatic 32 sensitivities 32 frictions 32 stoke 32 detente 32 diffuse 32 pragmatism 31 irritants 31 stiffen 31 arouse 31 coax 31 blunt 31 fragile 31 unruffled 31 allay 31 rustle 31 unsettle 31 provoke 31 détente 31 engender 31 belligerence 31 gnawing 31 irritant 31 dislodge 31 antagonize 31 muzzle 31 prick 31 scupper 31 entangle 31 carefully crafted 31 isolate 30 feathery 30 amity 30 rigidity 30 rankle 30 stitch 30 agitate 30 dispel 30 reconcile 30 conciliatory 30 cloak 30 loosen 30 pliable 30 delicacy 30 weaken 30 shatter 30 undo 30 smoothed 30 sully 30 rigid 30 exude 29 undercut 29 evoke