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decline(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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lighten(verb, drop, decline, reduce, ease)
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minimize(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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thin(verb, adjective, quiet, decline, reduce)
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truncate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
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weaken(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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deflate(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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pare(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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peter out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline)
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shave(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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slacken(verb, stop, drop, dull, decline)
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wind down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, decline)
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cut(noun, verb, act, decline, increase)
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degrade(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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trim(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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attenuate(verb, quiet, decline, reduce, fall)
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become smaller(verb, expression, drop, close, decline)
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