20
lessen(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
16
decrease(noun, verb, stop, drop, act)
14
reduce(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
13
diminish(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
10
abate(verb, stop, drop, close, cut)
10
candle(noun, light, rush, flash, shine)
9
dwindle(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
9
contract(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
8
sharpen(verb, whet, hone, knifelike)
7
drain(noun, verb, drop, act, close)
7
light(noun, glow, brightness, beam, shaft)
7
narrow(verb, adjective, decline, reduce, ease)
7
point(noun, verb)
7
subside(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
6
taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull)
6
wane(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
6
ebb(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
6
flame(noun, spill)
6
let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
6
lower(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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