| remit |
| shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| slacken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| slash(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| soft-pedal(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| soften(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| take the bite out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) |
| take the edge off(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) |
| take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| truncate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| undervalue(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| wind down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce) |
| write off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| break |
| bring down(verb, expression, cut, decrease, lessen) |
| cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ease, diminish) |
| check(verb, reduce, decrease, slow) |
| collapse(verb, ease, diminish, decrease, lessen) |