| curtail(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| cut(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| dock(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| pare(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| prune(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| shorten(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| trim(verb, change, reduction, operation, shortening) |
| cut down(verb, phrasal verb, change, operation) |
| labor force(noun, expression, work, people) |
| lop off(verb, phrasal verb, reduction, shortening) |
| rank and file(noun, expression, work, people) |
| subtract from(verb, phrasal verb, change, operation) |
| sum up(verb, phrasal verb, change, operation) |
| abate(verb, change, operation) |
| abbreviate(verb, change, operation) |
| abridge(verb, change, operation) |
| abstract(verb, change, operation) |
| band(noun, work, people) |
| blood(noun, work, people) |
| bob(verb, reduction, shortening) |