2
screw down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
settle(verb, hold, change, fix, secure)
2
shrink(verb, close, decline, reduce, restrain)
2
simplify(verb, contract, taper)
2
strangle(verb, constrict, contraction)
2
string(verb, hold, set, fix, secure)
2
syncopate(verb, close, decline, reduce, diminish)
2
trice up(verb, phrasal verb, junction)
2
wedge(verb, hold, close, secure, join)
1
abstract(verb, close, restrict, crowd, condense)
1
adapt(change, set, fix, correct, alter)
1
adhere(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten)
1
adjust(verb, change, set, fix, settle)
1
alter(change, correct, amend, refine, rewrite)
1
amend(change, cut, correct, edit)
1
amplify(change, correct, alter, amend, refine)
1
annex
1
annexe
1
annotate(change, correct, alter, amend, refine)
1
arrange(change, correct, alter, amend, refine)
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