S: (v) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
S: (v) break (diminish or discontinue abruptly) "The patient's fever broke last night"
S: (v) shrink, shrivel (decrease in size, range, or extent) "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"