| peter out(verb, expression, stop, drop, end) |
| reduce(verb, drop, cut, decline, ease) |
| regress(verb, deteriorate) |
| rub(verb, dry, empty, blot, wipe) |
| thin(verb, decline, fall, fail, diminish) |
| totter |
| worsen(verb, break, decline, sink, degenerate) |
| wrinkle(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| abate(verb, stop, drop, cut, decline) |
| abbreviate(verb, contract) |
| abridge(verb, contract) |
| afflict(verb, ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| anhydrate(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, empty) |
| annihilate(verb, ruin, shoot, stain, explode) |
| attenuate(verb, decline, fall, fail, diminish) |
| break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| break up(expression, sink, degenerate, deteriorate, decay) |
| calm down(expression, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| cauterize(verb, light, heat, dry, burn) |
| cave in(expression, shrivel, droop) |