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intended to end bad feelings or build trust
- Napoleon very soon lost hope of conciliating the Russians,4.4 — Part 4 Chapter 4 (53% in)
conciliating = attempting to end bad feelings or build trust
- The servant, though of course he could not have expressed all this as the prince did, still clearly entered into it and was greatly conciliated, as was evident from the increased amiability of his expression.1.2 — Part 1 Chapter 2 (87% in)
- He knew well that Nastasia thoroughly understood him and where to wound him and how, and therefore, as the marriage was still only in embryo, Totski decided to conciliate her by giving it up.1.4 — Part 1 Chapter 4 (51% in)
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