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• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
• retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
• retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
• calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
• leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
• rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
• order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
• fix — to repair; mend.
• damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
• spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
• maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.