| contract(verb, stop, break, develop) |
| abridge(verb, stop, increase, decrease) |
| shrink(verb, stop, rise, decrease) |
| decrease(noun, verb, stop, increase) |
| curtail(verb, stop, raise, decrease) |
| diminish(verb, stop, cause, rise) |
| reduce(verb, stop, raise, decrease) |
| abbreviate(verb, stop, decrease, extend) |
| lessen(verb, stop, increase, reduce) |
| compress(verb, stop, open, free) |
| condense(verb, stop, increase, decrease) |
| shorten(verb, stop, diminish, decrease) |
| lower(verb, stop, decrease, extend) |
| constrict(verb, stop, decrease, loose) |
| decline(noun, verb, stop, advance) |
| restrict(verb, stop, free, decrease) |
| narrow(verb, adjective, stop, decrease) |
| simplify(verb, stop, decrease) |
| drop(verb, stop, decrease) |
| fall(verb, stop, advance, increase) |