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retrograde(verb, decline, fail, weaken)
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retrogress(verb, decline, fail, weaken)
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roll back(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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rot(verb, decline, ruin, fail)
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sadden(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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sap(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, dismiss)
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shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy)
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shrink(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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slack up(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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slacken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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soft-pedal(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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take the bite out(expression, idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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take the edge off(expression, idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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take the sting out(expression, idiom, decline, reduce, ease)
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taper(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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taper off(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
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throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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torment(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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trouble(noun, verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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