| mollify(verb, calm, ease, lessen, relieve) |
| narrow(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| pacify(verb, calm, ease, lessen, relieve) |
| play up to(verb, expression, idiom, calm, ease) |
| pour oil on(verb, expression, idiom, calm, ease) |
| quiet(verb, calm, ease, lessen, relieve) |
| reduce(verb, decline, ease, diminish, lower) |
| reduce something(verb, expression, calm, ease, lessen) |
| roll back(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| shrink(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| slack up(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| slacken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| soft-pedal(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| square(verb, calm, ease, lessen, relieve) |
| take the edge off(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reduce) |
| taper(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| taper off(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| truncate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| weaken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |