| sap(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| scan(verb, check, examine, look, seek) |
| speak ill of(verb, expression, idiom, disparage, ridicule) |
| abstract(verb, give, review, abridge, thoughts) |
| break(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage) |
| censure(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, abuse) |
| conk out |
| cry down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismiss, criticize) |
| die(verb, dwindle) |
| disapprove(verb, condemn, denounce, deplore) |
| discount(verb, attack, show, reduce, sound) |
| discover(verb, cover, follow, catch, reveal) |
| disgrace(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, destroy) |
| dump on(verb, expression, attack, sound, dismiss) |
| ebb(verb, stop, end, pass, fall) |
| go downhill(expression, stop, end, pass, fall) |
| knock down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, diminish) |
| lampoon(verb, scorn, expose, mock, tease) |
| look(verb, check, examine, seek, search) |
| nose out(verb, phrasal verb, get, pursue) |