Lighten
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Both words in one sentence
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Played somewhat more lightly in Hanako's route, when Misha and Shizune complain about Hisao "not playing with them" anymore, though they lighten up when Hanako comes to work with them in class.
Source: Visual Novel / Katawa Shoujo - Mages in the Heralds of Valdemar series who work with node magic will see their eyes gradually lighten to blue, and their hair turn white—powerful magic has a bleaching effect on its users.
Source: Eye Colour Change - Eye Colour Change: Mages who work with node magic see their eyes gradually lighten to blue because of the magic's bleaching effect.
Source: Literature / Heralds of Valdemar
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