| forbear(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| forgive(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| halt(verb, stop, decline, reduce, release) |
| hold back |
| hold in(verb, expression, calm, order, quiet) |
| hold in check(expression, idiom) |
| hold off(verb, expression, stop, reduce, decrease) |
| impair(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| impede |
| impoverish(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| improve(verb, relax, expand, mature) |
| intermit(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| invalidate(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| keep back |
| languish(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| lay(calm, ease, rest, recreation, relaxation) |
| lie(calm, ease, rest, recreation, relaxation) |
| limp(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| loose |
| lose(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |