Related Clues:

• Lessens, as pain
• Moves slowly
• Assuages
• Backs off (with "up")
• Moves carefully
• Slackens
• Smooths
• Moves gently
• Makes comfortable
• Lightens the load
• Lightens
• Takes the edge off
• Smoothes, as the way
• Ameliorates
• Backs off (with ''up'')