53 entries under lessen topic. ×

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bog down(expression, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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close off(verb, expression, stop, close, check)
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cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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loiter(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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lose steam(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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procrastinate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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qualify(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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quiet(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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retardate(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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shut down(verb, expression, stop, check, halt)
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shut off(verb, expression, stop, close, check)
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stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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temper(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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