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57 entries under lessen topic. ×
| bring down(verb, expression, cut, decrease) | |
| cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ease, diminish) | |
| collapse(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) | |
| deflate(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) | |
| depreciate(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) | |
| descend(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| die away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ease, diminish) | |
| level off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ease, diminish) | |
| lull(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| melt(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| peter out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ease, diminish) | |
| quieten(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| quieten down(verb, expression, diminish, decrease) | |
| settle(verb, diminish, decrease, wane) | |
| settle down(verb, expression, diminish, decrease) | |
| sink(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) |
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