He stretched out his arms, trying to buy himself a little relief.
There was more than a little relief when none of those lights went on.
A person gets like that, I imagine they'd do just about anything to get a little relief.
But the next day, I maybe felt a little relief, too.
"Because I could use a little relief in that direction."
Perhaps it would have been a little relief to her if he had died.
There is also little relief to expect on natural gas markets.
It gave a little relief from the heat, but not much.
A little relief, because the general was still grinning at him.
That, at least, should be fun, and how she needed a little light relief!