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contract
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contracting
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elision(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb)
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muscular contraction(noun, expression, idiom)
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restriction(noun, limit, pain, restraint, ache)
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retrenchment(noun, decrease, reduction, weakening, shrinkage)
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stricture(noun, control, check, curb, limit)
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weakening(decrease, reduction)
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withdrawal(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
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alleviation(decrease, reduction, weakening)
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astringency(noun, limit, constraint, shrinking, choking)
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bottleneck
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break(noun, change, advance, turn, development)
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capsule
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change(noun, break, advance, turn, development)
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circumscription(noun, control, check, curb, limit)
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closure
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collapse
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compressing
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consolidation(reduction, concentration, coupling, liquification, liquefaction)
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