| lighten up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, moderate, yield) |
| lull(verb, calm, dull, quiet, cool) |
| mark time(verb, expression, stop, delay, stay) |
| mellow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull) |
| melt(verb, moderate, yield, surrender, quit) |
| moderate(verb, stop, calm, dull, fall) |
| muffle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| muzzle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| overawe(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| pause(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| pull up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| punctuate(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| put a cork in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay) |
| quell(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet) |
| quiet(verb, calm, dull, settle, suppress) |
| quiet down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| quieten(verb, calm, dull, quiet, cool) |
| quit(verb, hold, break, drop, close) |
| rest(verb, stop, close, place, end) |