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cool(stop, calm, control, order)
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crop(decline, reduce, diminish, lower)
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cut back(expression, phrasal verb, take, cut)
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deduct(take, remove, reduce, lower)
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deplete(diminish, decrease, waste, use)
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depress(dull, quiet, cut, decline)
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detract(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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dilute(calm, cut, decline, reduce)
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drop off(expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
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quiet(calm, drop, control, order)
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relax(calm, order, quiet, help)
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appease(calm, control, order, dull)
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condense(cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
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deflate(cut, check, decline, reduce)
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die away(expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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die down(expression, phrasal verb, drop, control)
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erode(decline, reduce, diminish, lower)
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flag(drop, quiet, check, decline)
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impair(dull, quiet, cut, decline)
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narrow(adjective, control, close, set)
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