| crumble(verb, blow, decrease, consume) |
| decay(noun, verb, break, blow, decrease) |
| decline(verb, blow, decrease, consume) |
| gall(verb, upset, disturb, annoy) |
| grind(verb, smooth, clean, spread) |
| scrape(verb, hurt, smooth, clean, spread) |
| tax(verb, reduce, bother, worry, fail) |
| weather(verb, hold, take, bear) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, process) |
| dwindle(verb, rub, grind, fray) |
| shrink(verb, decrease, rub, grind) |
| use up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, strain) |
| wear and tear(noun, expression, idiom, deterioration) |
| damage(noun, verb, hurt, challenge) |
| deterioration(noun, disintegration, friction, abrasion) |
| graze(verb, hurt, smooth, damage, clean) |
| impair(verb, hurt, ruin, destroy, damage) |
| service(noun, deterioration, friction, abrasion) |
| dilapidation(noun, deterioration, friction, abrasion) |
| employment(noun, deterioration, friction, abrasion) |