5
run low(expression, idiom, drop, cut, decline)
5
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
5
sink(verb, drop, close, go, cut)
5
taper(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
5
taper off(verb, expression, cut, decline, reduce)
5
therapist(noun, informal, doctor, investigator, counselor)
5
waste away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
5
wilt(verb, decline, worry, fail, weaken)
4
blanch(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
4
boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, cut)
4
cramp(verb, control, close, check, reduce)
4
crawl(verb, recoil, quiver, regression, flinch)
4
crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
4
decay(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
4
die away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline)
4
disappear(verb, drop, decline, diminish, decrease)
4
dissipate(verb, reduce, diminish, weaken, lessen)
4
droop(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
4
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
4
fail(verb, drop, go, decline, open)
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