Related Clues:

• Loosen up
• Stop pushing so hard
• Give some slack
• Show mercy
• Back down
• Become less intense
• Come around
• Have a heart
• Ease the pressure
• Say 'Oh, all right'
• Become less stern than intended
• Soften, grow less severe
• Relax severity or opposition
• Soften, become less severe
• Become less severe, soften