| falter(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat) |
| funk(verb, fear) |
| shrivel up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| squinch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound) |
| waste(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| weaken(verb, drop, go, cut, decline) |
| balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat) |
| compact(verb, close, increase, reduce, diminish) |
| deflate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, cause) |
| demur(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause) |
| drop(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| fall off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut) |
| lower(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| minimize(verb, cut, decline, reduce, fall) |
| narrow(verb, adjective, control, close, check) |
| shudder(verb, move, worry, withdraw, avoid) |
| attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
| cut(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |