40 entries under refrain topic. ×

16
contract(noun, verb, break, take, keep)
13
lessen(verb, take, increase, keep, reduce)
11
abbreviate(verb, take, cut, keep, decrease)
9
decrease(noun, verb, take, increase, keep)
7
abridge(verb, take, increase, keep, decrease)
7
diminish(verb, take, keep, cause, rise)
5
reduce(verb, take, keep, raise, decrease)
4
shorten(verb, take, keep, decrease)
4
shrink(verb, take, keep, rise, decrease)
2
constrict(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
cut(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
hold(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
keep(verb, take, decrease, abbreviate)
2
lower(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
take back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, keep)
2
close(verb, adjective, take, keep, decrease)
2
compress(verb, take, open, keep, free)
2
deny(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
discontinue(verb, take, keep, decrease)
2
maintain(verb, take, keep, decrease)
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