129 entries under lessen topic. ×

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retrench(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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ruin(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
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scale down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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settle(verb, drop, quiet, check, decline)
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sink(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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slack off(verb, expression, drop, quiet, decline)
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slash(noun, verb, drop, act, cut)
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step down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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subdue(verb, stop, dull, fall, diminish)
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take it easy(expression, idiom, stop, dull, fall)
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take off weight(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reduce)
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temper(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
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tire(verb, quiet, decline, fall, fail)
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tone down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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tucker out(verb, expression, quiet, decline, fall)
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turn down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
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unlax(verb, stop, dull, fall, diminish)
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cave in(verb, expression, ease, diminish, decrease)
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collapse(verb, ease, diminish, decrease)
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descend(verb, ease, diminish, decrease)
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