Down and Scale

Down

Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.

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Scale and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Scale verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

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Down and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a verb "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

human	human down	human scale
old	old down	old scale
full	full down	full scale
low	low down	low scale
Other adjectives: normal, short, current, single, simple, small, entire, massive, lower, global, intergalactic.

man	down man	scale man
amount	down amount	scale amount
mountain	down mountain	scale mountain
bit	down bit	scale bit
Other words: damage, enemy, enemies, walls, villains.

The Lord of the Rings has a recurring Aesop that sliding down this scale will slide you down others.

Source: Sliding Scale of Leadership Responsibility
Quest 64 has what could be considered a world map, but it's built to the same scale as the rest of the game instead of being shrunken down (as in, say, Final Fantasy VII).

Source: Overworld Not to Scale
Up until Days of Ruin, Nintendo Wars lived happily way down the silly end of this scale.

Source: Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness

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