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wear(reduce, strain, decrease, use)
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abrade(decline, decrease, use, weary)
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boil down(expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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bring down(expression, phrasal verb, cut, decrease)
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consume(dull, quiet, reduce, decrease)
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cool(stop, calm, control, dull)
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criticize(lower, scorn, condemn, blame)
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crumble(stop, drop, end, cut)
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curb(drop, control, dull, cut)
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cushion(calm, dull, quiet, reduce)
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die down(expression, calm, drop, control)
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downplay(reduce, criticize, lower, decrease)
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evaporate(drop, end, cut, decline)
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jeff(abate, dent, deplete, de-escalate)
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melt away(expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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minify(decline, reduce, cause, restrain)
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modulate(calm, control, reduce, release)
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palliate(calm, dull, cover, check)
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pass(stop, end, fall, fail)
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plummet(drop, decline, settle, ease)
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