| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abate | become less intense |
| 2. | abatement | reduction in intensity or force |
| 3. | aid | give assistance |
| 4. | allay | reduce fear or worry |
| 5. | alleviate | make less severe |
| 6. | alleviation | making something less severe |
| 7. | appease | calm or satisfy |
| 8. | assist | help make easier |
| 9. | assuage | make less intense |
| 10. | assuagement | lessening of pain or distress |
| 11. | breathe easy | feel relief or reassurance |
| 12. | buffer | lessen shock or strain |
| 13. | calm | freedom from agitation |
| 14. | clear | remove obstacles or trouble |
| 15. | comfort | freedom from pain or worry |
| 16. | compose | calm or settle |
| 17. | console | give comfort to |
| 18. | contentment | state of satisfaction and ease |
| 19. | cushion | reduce the impact of |
| 20. | decline | gradual lessening or weakening |
| 21. | decompress | release stress and tension |
| 22. | decrease | becoming smaller or less |
| 23. | diminish | make or become less |
| 24. | diminution | making smaller or less |
| 25. | drop | a decrease or reduction |
| 26. | ebb | gradual decline or lessening |
| 27. | effortlessness | lack of difficulty or strain |
| 28. | enhance | improve quality or comfort |
| 29. | expedite | make progress easier or faster |
| 30. | facilitate | make easier |
| 31. | fit | make suitable or comfortable |
| 32. | free | release from burden |
| 33. | gentle | make less harsh |
| 34. | go easy | be gentle or moderate |
| 35. | grease | make move more easily |
| 36. | harmonize | bring into smooth agreement |
| 37. | help | make something easier |
| 38. | improve | make better or easier |
| 39. | iron out | resolve difficulties |
| 40. | leisure | freedom from work or strain |
| 41. | lessen | make smaller or milder |
| 42. | lessening | reduction in amount or severity |
| 43. | let up | become less severe |
| 44. | lift | remove a burden |
| 45. | lighten | make less heavy or serious |
| 46. | lightening | making less burdensome |
| 47. | loosen | make less tight |
| 48. | loosening | making less tight or strict |
| 49. | lubricate | make movement easier |
| 50. | make comfortable | provide comfort or relief |
| 51. | make easier | reduce difficulty |
| 52. | make lighter | reduce burden |
| 53. | mellow | become softer or gentler |
| 54. | mitigate | make less harmful |
| 55. | mitigation | making something milder |
| 56. | moderation | reduction of excess or intensity |
| 57. | mollify | calm or soften |
| 58. | normalize | make usual or manageable |
| 59. | oil | make run more smoothly |
| 60. | organize | arrange for easier use |
| 61. | pacify | calm anger or unrest |
| 62. | peace | quiet freedom from disturbance |
| 63. | placate | soothe anger or worry |
| 64. | polish | make smoother or better |
| 65. | quiet | make calm or still |
| 66. | reduce | make less in amount |
| 67. | reduction | making less in amount |
| 68. | relax | become less tense |
| 69. | relaxation | state of being relaxed |
| 70. | release | set free from strain |
| 71. | relent | become less severe |
| 72. | relief | reduction of pain or trouble |
| 73. | relieve | ease pain or distress |
| 74. | repose | state of restful calm |
| 75. | rest | freedom from exertion |
| 76. | serenity | untroubled calmness |
| 77. | settle | become calm or steady |
| 78. | simplicity | quality of being easy |
| 79. | slacken | become less tight or intense |
| 80. | slackening | becoming less intense or tight |
| 81. | smoothness | absence of difficulty or friction |
| 82. | soften | make less hard or harsh |
| 83. | softening | making less harsh or severe |
| 84. | soothe | calm or relieve pain |
| 85. | subside | become less intense |
| 86. | take it easy | relax and avoid strain |
| 87. | take the edge off | make less intense |
| 88. | temper | soften or moderate |
| 89. | tranquility | calmness and peace |
| 90. | unburden | relieve of a load |
| 91. | uncomplicate | make less complicated |
| 92. | uncramp | relieve tightness or restriction |
| 93. | unfetter | free from restraint |
| 94. | unknot | remove tangles or difficulties |
| 95. | unload | relieve of a burden |
| 96. | untangle | make less confused |
| 97. | untax | relieve from strain |
| 98. | unwind | relax after tension |
| 99. | wane | gradual decrease in strength |
| 100. | well-being | state of comfort and health |
