| slow(verb, stop, control, dull, release) |
| tail off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut) |
| tumble(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall) |
| waste(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| waste away(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease) |
| wear(decrease, nonincrease) |
| wear off(verb, expression, decline, fail, weaken) |
| wilt(verb, stop, break, drop, end) |
| abbreviate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish) |
| allay(verb, stop, calm, control, dull) |
| alleviate(verb, control, restrain, diminish, curb) |
| back(drop, close, reduce, withdraw, diminish) |
| back up |
| break down(verb, expression, stop, break, drop) |
| bury |
| come down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, settle, slip) |
| conciliate |
| decrement(verb, decrease) |
| drain(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce) |
| drop down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline) |