“After several minutes, the pain subsided to a dull ache in my rib cage.”

“He said several drains had been unblocked, but flood waters would subside as the drains took more.”

“The problem of tunnel collapse will cause the land above the tunnel to subside especially when the excavation is carried out at shallow depth and in weak and soft soils.”

“The pain of his struggles to remain true to his vows slowly subsides, and he and Margaret achieve a peace in which passion is subsumed in the love of God.”