| Etched |
| Eroded |
| Depleted |
| Corroded |
| Took some of |
| Used part of |
| Slowly eroded |
| Partly depleted |
| Took up some of |
| Used up in part |
| Chipped away at |
| Bit off parts of |
| Diminished slowly |
| Eroded, as profits |
| Eroded, as savings |
| Destroyed gradually |
| Depleted, as profits |
| Took away bit by bit |
| Diminished gradually |
| Decreased, as profits |
| Eroded from the outside |
| Had a corrosive effect on |
| Destroyed little by little |