| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abating | becoming less strong or widespread |
| 2. | atomizing | breaking into tiny particles |
| 3. | attenuating | becoming weaker or reduced |
| 4. | bleeding away | gradually being lost |
| 5. | breaking apart | separating into pieces |
| 6. | breaking down | decomposing or failing structurally |
| 7. | breaking off | ending or separating suddenly |
| 8. | breaking up | separating into pieces or parts |
| 9. | buckling | giving way under pressure |
| 10. | caving in | falling inward and apart |
| 11. | collapsing | falling apart suddenly |
| 12. | coming apart | losing cohesion or structure |
| 13. | coming undone | becoming unraveled or separated |
| 14. | consuming away | being gradually used up |
| 15. | corroding | being eaten away chemically |
| 16. | crumbling | breaking into small fragments |
| 17. | decaying | gradually rotting or breaking down |
| 18. | decomposing | breaking down through decay |
| 19. | dematerializing | disappearing from physical form |
| 20. | diffusing | spreading out through a space |
| 21. | diluting | becoming less concentrated |
| 22. | diminishing | becoming smaller or less |
| 23. | disassociating | separating into components |
| 24. | disintegrating | breaking into smaller parts |
| 25. | dispersing | spreading out and separating |
| 26. | dissipating | scattering and fading away |
| 27. | draining away | gradually leaving or disappearing |
| 28. | dying away | gradually fading out |
| 29. | dying out | coming to an end |
| 30. | easing | becoming less severe or tight |
| 31. | ebbing | gradually declining or receding |
| 32. | eroding | wearing away gradually |
| 33. | evaporating | turning into vapor or disappearing |
| 34. | fading | gradually becoming weaker or less visible |
| 35. | falling apart | losing structure completely |
| 36. | falling away | gradually decreasing or weakening |
| 37. | feathering out | tapering off gradually |
| 38. | fizzling out | ending weakly and gradually |
| 39. | flaking off | coming away in small pieces |
| 40. | flowing away | moving off as liquid |
| 41. | fragmenting | splitting into smaller pieces |
| 42. | fraying | coming apart at the edges |
| 43. | frittering away | gradually wasting or dispersing |
| 44. | fusing away | melting and disappearing |
| 45. | giving out | failing or wearing down |
| 46. | giving way | yielding or collapsing |
| 47. | going soft | becoming less firm |
| 48. | granulating | forming into small grains |
| 49. | hiving off | separating from a whole |
| 50. | leaching out | being drawn out gradually |
| 51. | liquefying | becoming liquid |
| 52. | liquidating | winding up or converting assets |
| 53. | loosening | becoming less tight or fixed |
| 54. | melting | becoming liquid from heat |
| 55. | moldering | slowly decaying |
| 56. | oozing away | slowly leaking out |
| 57. | parting | moving or coming apart |
| 58. | peeling away | coming off in layers |
| 59. | petering out | ending gradually and weakly |
| 60. | phasing out | ending gradually |
| 61. | powdering | breaking into fine particles |
| 62. | pulverizing | reducing to fine particles |
| 63. | putrefying | decaying and becoming foul |
| 64. | receding | moving back or fading away |
| 65. | relaxing | becoming less tense or strict |
| 66. | relenting | becoming less harsh or rigid |
| 67. | resolving | breaking into simpler parts |
| 68. | rotting | decaying through decomposition |
| 69. | running off | flowing away |
| 70. | rusting away | gradually corroding |
| 71. | seeping away | slowly escaping or disappearing |
| 72. | separating | coming apart into parts |
| 73. | settling | sinking gradually downward |
| 74. | shrinking | becoming smaller in size |
| 75. | sinking | going downward or subsiding |
| 76. | slipping away | gradually disappearing or escaping |
| 77. | softening | becoming less hard or firm |
| 78. | solving | breaking down into solution |
| 79. | subliming | changing directly to gas |
| 80. | subsiding | becoming less intense or severe |
| 81. | tapering off | decreasing gradually |
| 82. | thawing | becoming unfrozen or softened |
| 83. | thinning | becoming less dense or thick |
| 84. | trickling away | flowing away slowly |
| 85. | unclumping | breaking into separate pieces |
| 86. | unforming | losing formed shape |
| 87. | unmaking | causing to come apart |
| 88. | unraveling | coming undone gradually |
| 89. | unwinding | loosening or coming undone |
| 90. | vanishing | fading from sight or existence |
| 91. | volatilizing | turning into vapor |
| 92. | waning | becoming weaker or less |
| 93. | washing away | being removed by flow |
| 94. | washing out | fading or being removed |
| 95. | wasting away | gradually weakening and disappearing |
| 96. | weakening | becoming less strong |
| 97. | wearing away | gradually being reduced |
| 98. | wearing off | gradually disappearing in effect |
| 99. | weathering | wearing down from exposure |
| 100. | yielding | giving in or softening |
