to taper
| DEFINITION: | [verb] - to become gradually narrower towards one end or to make something do this |
| EXAMPLE: | Turn right where the road tapers into a track. |
| POLISH TRANSLATION: | zwężać (się) |
wear off
| EXAMPLE: | Several hours after surgery the anesthetic will wear off and postoperative pain will set in. |
| POLISH TRANSLATION: | mijać, przechodzić |