| temper(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| tower above(verb, expression, diminish, hinder, minimize) |
| tower over(verb, expression, diminish, hinder, minimize) |
| underplay |
| wane(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| weaken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| wind down(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| atrophy(verb, reduce, shrink, shrivel) |
| curb(restrain, limit, restrict) |
| cut short(expression, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| cutting |
| descend |
| die away(verb, expression, reduce, shrink, shrivel) |
| draw to a close(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, shrink) |
| drop(verb, reduce, shrink, shrivel, atrophy) |
| ease off(verb, expression, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| fall short(verb, expression, reduce, shrink, shrivel) |
| hold back(expression, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| inhibit(restrain, limit, restrict) |