Related Clues:

• Languishes in prison
• Led by boss, regularly put out flags
• Biodegrades, say
• Lessens over time
• Recedes gradually
• Becomes spongy, as wood
• Declines, water-wise
• Turns colors, maybe
• Falls prey to decay
• Experiences decay
• Declines, as a waterway
• Subsides, at the shore
• Drains away
• Goes out seeing poor babe's missing area
• Rolls back