| cushion(verb, calm, lessen, relieve, soothe) |
| cut off(expression, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| cut short(expression, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| damp(adjective, moderation) |
| decrease the volume(expression, idiom, calm, dull, quiet) |
| discontinuity(noun, break, cut, crack, rest) |
| doldrums(noun, calm, break, time, quiet) |
| dulcify(verb, calm, quiet, cool, relax) |
| dumb(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| dumbness(noun, calm, quiet, speech, silence) |
| dummy up(expression, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, ease) |
| extinguish(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| fissure(noun, break, opening, breach, hole) |
| fix(verb, calm, quiet, smooth, subdue) |
| fix up(expression, calm, subdue, relax, satisfy) |
| gag(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| help(verb, calm, quiet, cool, relax) |
| hesitation |
| holiday(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |