After a few people disembarked, my husband and I decided to take a seat.
5. defuse
The party leaders met to defuse the crisis
The president of the company have to do something to defuse growing resentment from programmers.
Bomb disposal experts have defused a 110-pound bomb at a subway station this afternoon.
The experts who saw this storm coming say much more of this lies ahead, a time bomb for our children and grandchildren to defuse.
In conclusion, Ahn, it very much falls to you and me to set the tone for the work environment. I will do my bit to defuse the present climate and crack on with the job at hand. I hope I can rely on your support for this.