take a load off

lie down recline sit back take it easy unwind

breathe easy calm down catch one's breath chill out collect oneself compose oneself cool off feel at home hang loose loosen up make oneself at home mellow out put one's feet up rest settle back sit around take a break take a breather take ten wind down

brighten

cheer elate encourage gladden hearten lift revive

buoy up perk up

bring down depress discourage dishearten dispirit dissuade

blacken burden darken dim dull upset weigh down

alleviate ameliorate cut down dilute ease facilitate lessen mitigate mollify relieve

allay assuage attenuate buoy change comfort decrease disburden disencumber empty eradicate extenuate free jettison levitate reduce remove shift take thin unburden unload upraise

make less make lighter pour out put off throw out uplight

aggravate incite increase intensify irritate strengthen trouble upset worry worsen

add expand fill fix grow hold keep plant provoke raise remain stay

blacken bring down burden darken depress dim dull weigh down

be seated give feet a rest grab a chair have a place have a seat hunker park perch plop down pose posture put it there relax remain rest seat seat oneself settle squat take a place take a seat

depart move stand straighten

cast disburden discharge discommode disencumber disgorge dump jettison lighten relieve remove rid slough unburden unpack void

break bulk clear out get rid of off-load

burden hold keep load upset

clear out discharge disgorge dump get rid of jettison off-load remove unpack

cast disburden discommode disencumber lighten relieve rid slough unburden unlade void

break bulk

fill hold keep load

burden upset

put on