| play down |
| ramp(noun, drop, rise, level, inclination) |
| relapse(noun, verb, drop, fall, failure) |
| rise(noun, level, inclination, grade, sharpness) |
| shame(noun, verb, reduce, destroy, damage) |
| shorten(verb, diminish) |
| slip(noun, verb, drop, cut, decline) |
| slipping(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, downward) |
| take down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, damage) |
| tilt(noun, drop, rise, level, inclination) |
| underrate(verb, disregard, diminish, criticize, lower) |
| wane(noun, verb, drop, fall, failure) |
| write down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, diminish) |
| angle(noun, drop, pitch, grade, incline) |
| ascent(noun, rise, level, incline, slope) |
| bad-mouth(verb, criticize, scorn, condemn, blame) |
| breakdown(noun, drop, decrease, collapse, extinction) |
| clip(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish) |
| crash(noun, drop, decline, fall, collapse) |
| criticize(verb, diminish, lower, scorn, condemn) |