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impoverish(cut, decline, reduce, fail)
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make smaller(expression, idiom, reduce, moderate)
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melt away(expression, phrasal verb, quiet, decline)
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pass
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quell(stop, calm, drop, order)
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rebate(noun, drop, take, end)
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relent(calm, control, quiet, help)
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roll back(expression, phrasal verb, take, cut)
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sag(drop, decline, fall, fail)
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sap(dull, decline, reduce, fail)
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slack off(expression, drop, quiet, cut)
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smooth(calm, quiet, help, reduce)
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smother(calm, order, dull, quiet)
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soft-pedal(calm, control, decline, reduce)
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stem(stop, slow, staunch)
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stifle(dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
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still(calm, order, quiet, help)
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thin out(expression, close, decline, reduce)
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trail(drop, decline, settle, ease)
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understate(dismiss, minimize, underestimate, minimise)
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