- EASED
- Relieved
- Assuaged
- Buffered
- Freed from pain
- Lessened
- Relaxed
- Abated
- Alleviated
- Let up
- Reduced, as tensions
- Facilitated
- Loosened
- Made bearable
- Made comfortable
- Took the strain off
- Went slowly
- Maneuvered gently
- Sank slowly, as into a warm bathtub
- Chillaxed
- Let up on the difficulty
- Made smooth
- Pulled back
- Pulled back just a bit
- ___ edge (countertop option)
- Let up on
- Moved with no sweat
- Comforted
- Ebbed
- Allayed
- Reduced stress
- Made less onerous
- Tactfully got rid of, with "out"
- Made more bearable
- Gave respite to
- Moved carefully
- Softened
- Lightened
- Cut some slack
- Mollified
- Moved gingerly
- Slackened
- Slacked off
- Backed off, with "up"
- Lightened up
- Mitigated
- Made less stressful
- Lost intensity
- Lowered, as tension
- Simplified
- Relieved discomfort
- Gave some slack
- ___ up: relaxed
- Gave relief to
- Moderated
- Reduced, as pain
- Moved carefully (into)
- Relaxed, as restrictions
- Palliated
- Reduced
- Slipped gently (into)
- De-pressurized?
- Made less harsh
- Made more tolerable
- Soothed
- Subsided
- Made less stringent
- Left carefully, with "out"
- Relaxed, as rules
- Made simpler
- Gave comfort to
- Made more manageable
- Disburdened
- Made lighter
- __ off (slackened)
- Opened doors
- Made more simple
- Brought some relief to
- Loosened up
- Maneuvered slowly
- Slackened off
- Moved slowly (into)
- Lessened in intensity
- No longer pressing
- Made less complicated
- Made less difficult
- Made smoother
- Put on the brakes
- Made less strenuous
- Smoothly maneuvered (into)
- Maneuvered
- Removed from a position of authority, with "out"
- Became less painful
- Ameliorated.
- Shifted slightly.
- Pulled one's punches.
- Made less tense.
- Calmed down.
- Moved by careful shifting.
- Caused to slow down.
- Quieted.
- Diminished.
- Moved slowly.
- Paved the way.
- Softened (up)
- Paved the way for.
- Moved gently
- ___ up (slackened)
- ___ up (softened)
- Gave relief
- Lightened or lessened
- Alleviated 35 Down
- Provided with a curved joint, in architecture
- Sugar-coated
- _____ up (relented)
- Uncomplicated
- Moved very carefully
- Slowly merged (into)
- Made better
- Lessened, as pain
- Soothed or smoothed
- Smoothed
- Made less rigorous
- Moved smoothly
- Like pain after treatment, often
- Smoother, now
- Gradually slid (into)
- Entered a state of détente, say
- Made less severe
- Moved with care
- Lessened, as one's load
- Went gently
- Reduced, as tension
- Tempered
- Lowered, as pressure
- Lowered the pressure
- ___ up (relented)
- Lessened, as suffering
- ____ up (relented)
- ___ off (slackened)
- Became less intense
- Made less challenging
- Made less taxing
- Reduced the tension
- Backed off
- Relaxed, as pressure
- ___ into (broached gently)
- Maneuvered gingerly
- Moved cautiously
