| melt away(verb, phrasal verb, decrease, nonincrease) |
| move away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) |
| peter out(verb, expression, drop, cut, decline) |
| press(verb, close, restrict, crowd, condense) |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, go) |
| rebound(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) |
| reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| restrict(verb, control, close, check, restrain) |
| retrograde(verb, drop, close, go, decline) |
| sag(verb, drop, go, open, fall) |
| shun(verb, start, worry, dislike, avoid) |
| sidestep(verb, avoid) |
| slacken(verb, drop, go, cut, decline) |
| slink(verb, shy, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| spring(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat, shy) |
| squeeze(verb, close, restrain, restrict, crowd) |
| stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge) |
| trim(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| warp(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| wear away(expression, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |