- Abate (of storm) - Absence of difficulty - Absence of difficulty or effort - Alleviate - Alleviate the vowels for referee - Alleviate using greasepaint - Become less painful
- Make less complicated - Make more easy - To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by
giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for
doing or making.
- Lessen in severity - Make less severe - Make less severe or painful - Moderate - To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous,
painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to
lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. - To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
persons.
- Be frugal - Crim goes between capitals of Spain and Portugal to cut down costs - Economise - Make do with less - Save shrimp claw, first squeezing out hard head - Stint - Tighten one's belt, financially
- Fewer - Fewer in number - Mies van der Rohe’s minimalist statement, “... is more” - Mies van der Rohe’s minimalist statement: ... is more - Minus - Not as much - Not so many see timeless item removed