The value of self-restrain

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to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else:
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mesmerise
I was completely mesmerised by the performance
control of your own actions:
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self-restrain
He was angry but managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good:
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virtue
Patience is a virtue
to cause someone to become very excited and to lose control:
p. verb
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carry away
The crowd were carried away by his passionate speech
to leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away:
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piss off
Everyone just pissed off and left me to clean up.
A ... person does not have the ability to use reason and understand.
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simple-minded
a stupid person:
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airhead
She's such an airhead.
If something ... or is..., it becomes less strong:
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lessen
A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.
to gradually stop or become less:
p. verb
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ease off
At last the rain began to ease off
If someone is or feels..., they feel ill:
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under the weather
I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold.
the beginning or cause of something:
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origin
It's a book about the origin of the universe.
to make a part of the body less painful:
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soothe
I had a long, hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.
to move a hand, another part of the body, or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for pleasure:
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stroke
Stroke the dog if you want, he won't bite.
having a neat and pleasant appearance that is produced with care:
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well-groomed
A tall, well groomed man in a business suit walked in.
making something less painful:
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soothing
a soothing ointment
to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close to show love or for comfort:
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cuddle
She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop:
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nurture
She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

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