8
ebbs
5
decreases(noun, verb, decreases)
5
regresses(noun, verb, relapses)
4
abates(noun, verb, decreases)
4
dwindles(noun, verb, decreases)
4
lapses(noun, verb, relapses)
4
retreats(noun, verb)
4
subsides(verb, decreases)
3
diminishes(verb, decreases)
2
backs
2
backslides(verb, relapses)
2
contracts(noun, verb, decreases)
2
declines
2
flinches
2
lessens(verb, decreases)
2
lowers(verb, decreases)
2
recurs(noun, verb, relapses)
2
relapses(noun, verb, relapses)
2
retires
2
withdraw
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