| As usual, there was a large group of rowdy sailors surrounding the table, which actually helped to lighten up the heavy atmosphere. |
| It can be difficult to lighten dark hair with lemon juice, as it tends to leave orange streaks in hair. |
| Having said that, it's good to see your newspaper lighten up a bit with the occasional flimflam such as this. |
| The idea of fullering is to lighten and strengthen the blade at the same time. |
| On the other hand, a young country cousin, Phoebe, arrives to lighten the gloom of the old house. |
| Em was beginning to think that nothing she could do would dam the flood or lighten the pressure that pinned her arms to her sides. |
