Decrease and Pass

Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Pass and decrease are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Decrease and pass are semantically related in reduction topic. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

normal	normal decrease	normal pass
right	right decrease	right pass
small	small decrease	small pass
actual	actual decrease	actual pass
Other adjectives: massive, major.

power	decrease power	pass power
number	decrease number	pass number
couple	decrease couple	pass couple
time	decrease time	pass time
Other words: level, sentence, times, points.

The Disgaea series lets you pass bills to increase and decrease enemy levels, effectively changing the difficulty level.

Source: Non-Indicative Difficulty
The first time is reasonably easy, but subsequent races are more difficult due to the higher number of rings to pass through and a small (but decisive) decrease of the time limit.

Source: That One Sidequest
Disgaea games allow you to pass bills (or as of D2, simply adjust with a "Cheat Shop") to increase or decrease enemy level, causing them to grant more XP, money, and mana.

Source: Hard Mode Perks

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