Related Clues:

• Ameliorates
• Backs off (with ''up'')
• Relieves pressure
• Goes effortlessly
• Decreases
• Tapers off
• Slacks off
• Moves gingerly
• Moves cautiously
• Reduces, as pressure
• Lessens, as a load
• Backs off, with ''up''
• Makes less difficult
• Moderates
• Lightens, as a burden