- 12th of a foot - Broken china cuts off a part of foot - China briefly negotiated a small amount - Creep (forward) - Creep (towards) - Creep concealed by Latin Church - Creep forward a couple of centimetres
- Bud, for example, turns up to move ever so slightly - Dislodge - Dislodge some earbud germs - Give an inch - Make room for budgie with missing eye, say - Shift - Stir
- Abate (of storm) - Absence of difficulty - Absence of difficulty or effort - Alleviate - Alleviate the vowels for referee - Alleviate using greasepaint - Become less painful