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cut back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, decline)
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die down(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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fall short(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
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move away(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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peter out(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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pull back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, go)
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wear away(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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back away(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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back out(verb, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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calm down(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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draw in(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
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fade away(verb, drop, decline, reduce)
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give ground(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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go back(verb, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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go down(verb, phrasal verb, collapse, deflate)
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grow less(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
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have qualms(verb, worry, avoid, pause)
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hem and haw(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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hold off(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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keep aloof(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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