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to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages:

to prevent access to an area by putting a fence around it:

to take part of the money or profit that someone earns, used especially when this seems unfair or too much:

to pay back money that you owe:

to persuade someone to accept something that you do not want or something that has no value:

When a situation plays out, it happens and develops:

to make careful and detailed arrangements for the different stages of a process or event:

to release a piece of rope or cable in a controlled way

the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut:

to force someone or something out of a place, situation, etc., usually in a way that is not direct or honest:

to force someone or something out of a place, situation, etc., usually in a way that is not direct or honest:

the side of a blade that cuts, or any sharp part of an object that could cut:

to force someone or something out of a place, situation, etc., usually in a way that is not direct or honest: