to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole

to compress; compression

to concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich; espresso coffee (abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡[Yi4 shi4 nong2 suo1 ka1 fei1])

to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil