| overlook(verb, forgive) |
| pass(verb, decline, withdraw, abandon, quit) |
| quit(verb, stop, decline, withdraw, abandon) |
| reduce(release, moderate, decrease, abate, defer) |
| refuse(verb, stop, attack, keep, reject) |
| resign(verb, stop, give, decline, withdraw) |
| say uncle(expression, moderate, yield, surrender, quit) |
| show mercy(verb, expression, moderate, yield, surrender) |
| sit out(expression, decline, withdraw, abandon, quit) |
| slow(verb, moderate, yield, surrender, quit) |
| soften(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate) |
| spurn(verb, reject, dismiss, withdraw, refuse) |
| surrender(verb, give, decline, withdraw, abandon) |
| swear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, withdraw) |
| take the cure(expression, idiom, decline, withdraw, abandon) |
| take the pledge(expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon, yield) |
| turn down(verb, expression, stop, attack, reject) |
| wane(verb, reduce, moderate, yield, decrease) |
| weaken(verb, reduce, moderate, yield, decrease) |
| yield(verb, stop, give, decline, withdraw) |