| attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| become smaller(expression, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| bind(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| bog down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| brake(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| calm down(expression, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| choke(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| choke back(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) |
| clog(verb, control, end, restrain, halt) |
| consolidate(verb, concentrate, squeeze, compact, compress) |
| constrict(verb, hold, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| cool off(expression, control, restrain, limit) |
| crack down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) |
| crumble(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline) |
| cull(verb, reject, diminish) |
| de-escalate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| debar(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| decay(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline) |
| decelerate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |