abbreviation
abridgment
abstract
apocope
arrest
arrestation
astriction
astringency
attrition
bereavement
bottleneck
cervix
check
cheeseparing
circumscription
coarctation
compactedness
compaction
compression
compressure
concentration
condensation
consolidation
conspectus
constraint
constriction
constringency
contraction
contracture
control
cooling
cooling down
cooling off
curb
cut
cutback
cutting
deceleration
decrease
decrement
depletion
depreciation
deprivation
deprivement
derogation
detraction
diminuendo
diminution
dip
disburdening
economy
restraint
saving
shortness
abrogation
annulment
compend
dilatation
lessen
neutralisation
pithiness
relinquishment
retrenchment
retrocession
retrogradation
retrogression
shrinkage
ailment
derailment