| taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull) |
| tighten(verb, close, decline, diminish, decrease) |
| trim down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, increase) |
| abrade(verb, cover, crush, rub, grind) |
| appease(verb, calm, control, dull, check) |
| bob(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| bump(verb, dismiss, destroy, damage, rise) |
| bust(noun, verb, phrasal verb, break, beat) |
| cramp(verb, stop, control, close, set) |
| deoxidise |
| derogate(verb, destroy, withdraw, damage, diminish) |
| dock(verb, take, cut, remove, restrain) |
| ebb(verb, stop, calm, drop, dull) |
| enervate(verb, upset, dull, decline, ruin) |
| exhaust(verb, break, dull, quiet, decline) |
| extenuate(verb, dull, check, decline, ease) |
| fall off(verb, expression, drop, cut, decline) |
| modulate(verb, calm, control, release, cool) |
| overthrow(verb, upset, break, beat, ruin) |
| pauperize(noun, verb, break, cut, ruin) |