competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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slacken
verb
- To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: ease, let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, untighten. See
tighten
- To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slack off, subside, wane. See
increase
- To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure: ease off, relent, soften, weaken, yield.
Idiom:
give way (or ground). See
strong
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