5
tightening(noun, verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
4
firming(verb, hunch, jellied, gel, tighten)
3
contraction(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb)
3
tensed(verb, piggyback, hunch, jellied, gel)
2
drawing together(noun, expression, decrease, depression, reduction)
2
straining
2
stretching
1
timing
1
abbreviating(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
abbreviation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
abridging(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
abridgment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
condensation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
condensing(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
confinement(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
confining(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
constriction(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
curtailing(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
curtailment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
cutting down(noun, expression, decrease, depression, reduction)
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