| ease off(verb, expression, calm, control, quiet) |
| ebb(verb, calm, quiet, cool, fall) |
| erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| euphemize(verb, play, downplay, underplay) |
| extinguish(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| fall(verb, calm, control, quiet, cool) |
| fall silent(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| fine tune(verb, expression, calm, cool, restrain) |
| fix up(verb, expression, calm, subdue, relax) |
| gloss(verb, hide, truth, white) |
| gratify(noun, verb, calm, subdue, relax) |
| grease(verb, calm, soothe, repress, appease) |
| grow less(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| hold back(expression, soften, belittle, mute, minimize) |
| hold it down(expression, idiom, calm, subdue, relax) |
| hold tongue(expression, calm, quiet, still, silence) |
| hush-hush(verb, calm, dull, quiet, play) |
| ice(verb, calm, subdue, relax, satisfy) |
| ignore |
| impair(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |