| let up(verb, expression, drop, cut, decline) |
| lighten one of(expression, idiom) |
| mow(verb, cut, level, divide, score) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| prohibit(verb, prohibit) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, reduce) |
| reject(verb, reject, prohibit) |
| set back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| short |
| shrivel(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| top(verb, cut, remove, trim, shorten) |
| trammel |
| wane(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| weaken(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| wear away(expression, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| telescope(verb, cut, contract, concentrate, condense) |
| abandon(verb, reject) |
| amputate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) |
| anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |