| strike dumb(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| stroke(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle) |
| subdue(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet) |
| subside(verb, stop, dull, fall, diminish) |
| suspend(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| tarry(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| tongue-tie(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| tranquilize(verb, calm, quiet, cool, settle) |
| unwind(quit, relax) |
| wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| wane(verb, stop, dull, fall, moderate) |
| weaken(verb, yield, surrender, quit, relax) |
| abide(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest) |
| acquiesce(verb, yield, surrender, quit, relax) |
| actively(adverb, down, seriously, vigorously, earnestly) |
| all joking aside(expression, idiom, adverb, seriously, vigorously) |
| alleviate(verb, quiet, cool, settle, relieve) |
| ameliorate(verb, calm, subdue, relax, satisfy) |
| anticipate(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest) |