| dull(verb, check, reduce, release, ease) |
| dwindle(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| empty(verb, adjective, clear, open, reduce) |
| enliven(verb, cheer, animate, brighten, revitalize) |
| fade(verb, drop, dull, cut, decline) |
| hearten(verb, improve, cheer, inspire, refresh) |
| heave a sigh of relief |
| let up(verb, expression, calm, drop, quiet) |
| smile |
| still(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce) |
| taper(verb, drop, decline, reduce, ease) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| unlade(verb, drop, discharge, deliver, cast) |
| abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| appease(verb, calm, dull, quiet, help) |
| blunt(verb, calm, dull, check, ease) |
| break(verb, reduce, release, ease, moderate) |
| burnish(verb, brighten, illuminate) |
| change(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift) |
| check(verb, drop, dull, cut, decline) |