| remit(verb, calm, dull, check, reduce) |
| restrain(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| shrivel(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline) |
| subdue(verb, stop, calm, control, dull) |
| thin(verb, adjective, close, quiet, decline) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, control) |
| waste(noun, verb, drop, end, cut) |
| attenuate(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce) |
| calm(verb, control, order, dull, quiet) |
| check(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| cushion(verb, calm, dull, quiet, reduce) |
| dampen(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair) |
| deaden(verb, control, dull, quiet, restrain) |
| derogate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| die out(verb, expression, drop, close, end) |
| downgrade(verb, cut, check, reduce, destroy) |
| retard(verb, dull, quiet, check, reduce) |
| retrench(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain) |
| slow(verb, stop, calm, control, dull) |