| waste(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| wear out(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease) |
| wear thin(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease) |
| weary(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| weather(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| bother(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| calm(verb, soothe, wash) |
| enervate(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| exasperate(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| get the better of(verb, expression, idiom, grind) |
| harass(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| irk(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| lap against(verb, expression, soothe, wash) |
| move over(verb, expression, soothe, wash) |
| pass over(verb, expression, soothe, wash) |
| pester(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| quiet(verb, soothe, wash) |
| ripple(verb, soothe, wash) |
| undermine(verb, grind, fray, erode) |
| wash(verb, soothe) |