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reducing(noun, reduction, abstract, summary, drawing)
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reservation(control, check, limit, condition, restraint)
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resorption
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retraction
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sagging
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scaling down
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shrink
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shrivelling(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
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squeezing(noun, limit, constraint, restriction, shrinking)
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strangulation(noun, limit, constraint, shrinking, choking)
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stress
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summary(noun, reduction, abstract, brief, concentration)
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synopsis(noun, reduction, abstract, brief, concentration)
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tapering
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trimming
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vicissitude(noun, break, change, advance, turn)
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withdrawing(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
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taper(decrease, ebb, deflation)
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tensing(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb)
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tic(noun, spasm, jerking)
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