| Abated |
| Let up. |
| Relaxed |
| Soothed |
| Reduced |
| Allayed |
| Lessened |
| Subsided |
| Relieved |
| Tempered |
| Assuaged |
| Smoothed |
| Buffered |
| Loosened |
| Softened |
| Slackened |
| Moderated |
| Comforted |
| Let up on |
| Palliated |
| Chillaxed |
| Lightened |
| Mitigated |
| Simplified |
| Alleviated |
| Slacked off |
| Made better |
| Facilitated |
| Ameliorated |
| Went slowly |
| Gave relief |
| Loosened up |
| Disburdened |
| Pulled back |
| Moves slowly |
| Moved slowly |
| Made smooth. |
| Moved gently |
| Made lighter |
| Sugar-coated |
| Lightened up |
| Made simpler |
| Uncomplicated |
| Smoother, now |
| Slackened off |
| Paved the way |
| Made bearable |
| Lost intensity |
| Moved gingerly |
| Gave relief to |
| Moved smoothly |
| Gave some slack |
| De-pressurized? |
| Made less harsh |
| Moved carefully |
| Made less taxing |
| Made comfortable |
| Made less severe |
| ___ up (relaxed) |
| ___ up (softened) |
| Lessened, ... off |
| Made less onerous |
| Maneuvered gently |
| Maneuvered slowly |
| Relaxed, as rules |
| Relaxed, with "up |
| Took pressure off |
| Lessened, as pain |
| ___ up (slackened) |
| ____ up (relented) |
| Made less rigorous |
| No longer pressing |
| Made more bearable |
| ___ off (slackened) |
| Became less painful |
| Made less strenuous |
| Made more tolerable |
| Moved slowly (into) |
| Soothed or smoothed |
| Made less stressful |
| Made less difficult |
| Reduced, as tension |
| Lowered the pressure |
| Lowered, as pressure |
| Relaxed, as pressure |
| Moved very carefully |
| Slowly merged (into) |
| Lightened or lessened |
| Slipped gently (into) |
| Brought slowly (into) |
| Brought some relief to |
| Pulled back just a bit |
| Lessened, as suffering |
| Let up on the difficulty |
| Relaxed, as restrictions |
| Left carefully, with "out |
| ___ edge (countertop option) |
| Tactfully got rid of, with "out |
| Like pain after treatment, often |
| Provided with a curved joint, in architecture |