withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

reduction of armaments; disarmament

reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

compression

concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment

condensation (of a vapour or gas)

shrinking back in fear

deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction

microcosm; microcosmos

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)