| retard(verb, stop, control, dull, quiet) |
| retrench(verb, cut, decline, restrain, halt) |
| sap(verb, upset, dull, decline, destroy) |
| shear(verb, cut, diminish, lessen, trim) |
| sink(verb, upset, drop, close, cut) |
| subtract(verb, take, remove, withdraw, lower) |
| vanquish(verb, upset, control, force, beat) |
| wane(verb, stop, drop, control, dull) |
| decry(verb, check, destroy, withdraw, damage) |
| melt off(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| slow down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm) |
| break down(verb, expression, order, destroy, crack) |
| bring(verb, force, defeat) |
| constrain(verb, move, stop, hold, control) |
| consume(verb, dull, quiet, decline, diminish) |
| control(verb, stop, beat, check, cool) |
| damp(verb, upset, dull, quiet, diminish) |
| deoxidize |
| depose(verb, destroy, damage, lower, shame) |
| deprecate(verb, dismiss, diminish, lower, decrease) |