| attenuate(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift) |
| ax(remove, discharge, dismiss, fire, terminate) |
| be light |
| bleed |
| boot out(verb, expression, remove, dismiss, fire) |
| bounce(remove, discharge, dismiss, fire, terminate) |
| bump(verb, remove, discharge, dismiss, fire) |
| buoy(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift) |
| bust(verb, remove, discharge, dismiss, fire) |
| can(verb, remove, discharge, dismiss, fire) |
| cashier(drop, remove, discharge, slip, terminate) |
| cast(verb, drop, discharge, deliver, yield) |
| cast off(expression, drop, give, yield, slip) |
| change(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift) |
| cheer(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce) |
| clear the way(expression, idiom, calm, quiet, help) |
| confide(adjective, clear, discharge, ease) |
| cure(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce) |
| curtail |
| cut down(verb, expression, reduce, ease, lessen) |