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Gets Under Control

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adjective

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

adjective satellite

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

verb

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

21%7Control football - fail to control saliva
noun

• flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

• saliva spilling from the mouth

• the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

verb

• run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

• let or cause to fall in drops

• propel

• let saliva drivel from the mouth

21%5 Something that gets under your skin
noun

• an annoyed or irritated mood

verb

• cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

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