| Wanes |
| Slips |
| Calms |
| Allays |
| Abates |
| Lessens |
| Lets up |
| Softens |
| Soothes |
| Tempers |
| Relaxes |
| Smooths |
| Reposes |
| Loosens |
| Slackens |
| Relieves |
| Lightens |
| Assuages |
| Comforts |
| Smoothes |
| Mollifies |
| Mitigates |
| Palliates |
| Slacks off |
| Moderates. |
| Disburdens |
| Loosens up |
| Simplifies |
| Alleviates |
| Facilitates |
| Is soothing |
| Lightens up |
| Ameliorates |
| Slackens off |
| Moves slowly |
| Moves gently |
| Paves the way |
| Doesn't force |
| Makes lighter |
| Uncomplicates |
| Makes simpler |
| Makes bearable |
| Settles (into) |
| Lessens a load |
| Moves gingerly |
| Dulls, as pain |
| Gives relief to |
| Makes less taut |
| Moves with care |
| Smooths the way |
| Makes tolerable |
| Moves gradually |
| Moves carefully |
| Lessens, ... off |
| Makes more comfy |
| Shifts carefully |
| ___ up (relaxes) |
| Lessens, as pain |
| Moves cautiously |
| Goes effortlessly |
| Makes comfortable |
| Makes less thorny |
| Makes less severe |
| Relieves pressure |
| Relieves, as pain |
| Lightens the load |
| Frees from anxiety |
| Lessens, as a load |
| Softens, as a blow |
| Decreases, as pain |
| Lightens, as a load |
| Reduces the strain. |
| Tailors' allowances |
| Relents (with "up") |
| Makes more bearable |
| Lessens difficulties |
| Makes less stressful |
| Makes less stringent |
| Relaxes, as pressure |
| Makes more tolerable |
| Smoothes, as the way |
| Reduces, as pressure |
| Makes less difficult |
| Backs off (with "up") |
| Relieves, as pressure |
| Lightens, as a burden |
| Makes less burdensome |
| Becomes more endurable |
| Dissolves difficulties |
| Slackens, as controls. |
| Lessens, as discomfort |
| Makes less complicated |
| Makes more comfortable |
| Enters slowly, with "in |
| Lightens, as one's load |
| Loosens, as restrictions |
| Reduces restrictions for |
| Lessens the discomfort of |
| Has a palliative effect on |
| Moves by careful shifting. |
| Moves slowly and carefully |
| Greases the wheels for, say |
| Becomes less jammed, as traffic |
| Applies less pressure (with "up") |
| Relieves, as a difficult situation |
| Helps, as the pain of, say, existence |
| Tactfully removes from a job, with "out |