"It's very happy," "and it's not a very subdued way of playing.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Having thus subdued her, he extinguished her life.

征服了她之后，他结束了她的性命。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The opening day of a Supreme Court term often draws a variety of protesters to the high court steps, and Monday was no different, though perhaps a bit more subdued than usual.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05