Related Clues:

• Goes effortlessly
• 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
• Doesn't force
• Makes lighter
• Frees from pressure
• Makes less stressful
• Applies less pressure (with "up")