(informal)
the rain has let up : ABATE, lessen, decrease, diminish, subside, relent, slacken, die down/off, ease (off), tail off; ebb, wane, dwindle, fade; stop, cease, finish.
you never let up, do you? : RELAX, ease up/off, slow down; pause, break (off), take a break, rest, stop; informal take a breather.
I promise I'll let up on him : TREAT LESS SEVERELY, be more lenient with, be kinder to; informal go easy on.
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