| soften(verb, calm, drop, control, order) |
| curb(verb, drop, control, cut, decline) |
| drop(verb, stop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| check(verb, hold, calm, drop, control) |
| decline(verb, stop, drop, control, dull) |
| fall(verb, stop, calm, control, quiet) |
| fall off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut) |
| let go(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm) |
| loose(verb, calm, quiet, remove, reduce) |
| relent(verb, calm, control, quiet, go) |
| relieve(verb, calm, control, quiet, help) |
| slack off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop) |
| slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, fail) |
| soothe(verb, calm, order, quiet, help) |
| temper(verb, calm, control, order, quiet) |
| unbend(verb, stop, calm, release, free) |
| alleviate(verb, calm, control, help, separate) |
| appease(verb, calm, control, order, quiet) |
| assuage(verb, calm, control, order, quiet) |
| dwindle(verb, stop, calm, drop, dull) |