Cool
Hold back
Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Ixchel can keep her cool during a fight, but she will not hold back in any confrontation she takes up in Caspian's defense.
Source: Literature / Astral Dawn
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