| narrow(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| peter out(verb, expression, drop, decline, diminish) |
| pine(verb, drop, close, decline, fall) |
| recede(verb, stop, decline, reduce, fall) |
| reduce(verb, stop, decline, fall, ease) |
| roll back(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| shrink(verb, drop, decline, reduce, ease) |
| shrivel(verb, drop, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| slack off(verb, expression, drop, decline, fall) |
| slack up(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| slacken(verb, stop, decline, reduce, fall) |
| soft-pedal(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| subside(verb, stop, drop, decline, reduce) |
| take the bite out(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reduce) |
| take the edge off(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reduce) |
| take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reduce) |
| taper(verb, stop, drop, close, decline) |
| taper off(verb, expression, stop, decline, reduce) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| truncate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |