| reserve(noun, verb, keep, suppress, refuse) |
| restrain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) |
| retain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, resist) |
| scale down(expression, reduce, lower, decrease, trim) |
| shrink(verb, reduce, withdraw, lower, decrease) |
| step down(expression, reduce, lower, decrease, trim) |
| subside(verb, decrease) |
| trim(verb, reduce, lower, decrease, rationalize) |
| truncate(verb, reduce, lower, decrease) |
| tune down(expression, reduce, lower, decrease, trim) |
| abatement |
| abrade |
| absent |
| abstain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) |
| act on(verb, expression, consider, determine, draw) |
| add up(verb, expression, reason, assume, understand) |
| adduce(verb, study, consider, think, deliberate) |
| adjudge(verb, consider, determine, draw, resolve) |
| adjudicate(verb, consider, determine, draw, resolve) |
| appraise(verb, consider, determine, draw, resolve) |