| retreat(verb, drop, close, go, decline) |
| blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide) |
| condense(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| cower(verb, move, start, worry, avoid) |
| cringe(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) |
| ebb(verb, drop, close, go, cut) |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close) |
| abate(verb, drop, close, cut, decline) |
| constrict(verb, control, close, check, decline) |
| fade(verb, drop, close, cut, decline) |
| psychiatrist(noun, person, informal, investigator, accountant) |
| abridge(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| avoid(verb, go, start, worry, withdraw) |
| subside(verb, drop, close, cut, decline) |
| abbreviate(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| analyst(noun, person, informal, investigator, examiner) |
| concentrate(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict) |
| curtail(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, pause) |
| retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline) |