2
stop short(verb, expression, end, cut, halt)
2
stunt
2
subdue
2
subjugate
2
sum up
2
take
2
wither(verb, contract)
1
abridged
1
accept
1
aphoristic(adjective, precise, brief, abbreviated, abridged)
1
be telegraphic
1
become smaller(verb, expression, decline, reduce, moderate)
1
belittle(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract)
1
bind(verb, close, restrict, crowd, condense)
1
bisect
1
blot out
1
blue-pencil
1
blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
1
boiled down(expression, adjective, short, unsustained)
1
bowdlerise
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