step-down
Definition:  (noun) A reduction in amount or size.  
Synonyms:  diminution, decrease  
Usage:  Having just declared bankruptcy, Lester admitted that his grand plans for renovating his kitchen needed a drastic step-down.  

forbearance 
Definition:  (noun) Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.  
Synonyms:  longanimity, patience  
Usage:  Nevertheless, his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline.  

long-suffering
Definition:  (adjective) Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.  
Synonyms:  enduring  
Usage:  It called to him across that leagues-wide savannah, and was like a benediction to his long-suffering, pain racked spirit.   

long-suffering

Definition: (adjective) Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.

Synonyms: enduring

Usage: It called to him across that leagues-wide savannah, and was like a benediction to his long-suffering, pain racked spirit.

wrapper 

Definition: (noun) A loose dressing gown for women.

Synonyms: housecoat, negligee, peignoir

Usage: She wore a faded old wrapper, and her gray hair was decidedly untidy.

recline 

Definition: (verb) Lean in a comfortable resting position.

Synonyms: recumb, repose

Usage: After a particularly stressful day at work, Paige was eager to get into pajamas, recline on her couch, and watch TV.

well-timed
Definition:  (adjective) Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time.  
Synonyms:  seasonable, timely  
Usage:  When there were quarrels, his kindly smile and well-timed jests reconciled the antagonists.  

clamorous 

Definition: (adjective) Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

Synonyms: strident, vociferous, blatant

Usage: The clamorous din of voices filled the air, and the judge was unable to restore order and quiet in his courtroom for some time.

consanguineous 
Definition:  (adjective) Related by blood.  
Synonyms:  kin, cognate  
Usage:  Howard felt like an outsider in his adoptive family, as if he were somehow intruding on their consanguineous unit.  

abductor 
Definition:  (noun) Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).  
Synonyms:  kidnapper, snatcher  
Usage:  Until dark the Englishman searched the nearby jungle for a trace of the missing one or a sign of the trail of her abductor.  

luster 

Definition: (noun) The visual property of something that shines with reflected light.

Synonyms: sheen, shininess

Usage: Distant masses of plants and flowers, mingled in ever-varying forms of beauty, are touched by the melancholy luster of the rising moon.

go-between

Definition: (noun) A negotiator who acts as a link between parties.

Synonyms: intercessor, intermediary, mediator

Usage: A skilled go-between can prove invaluable to businesses when negotiations become hostile or contentious.

coterie 
Definition:  (noun) An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.  
Synonyms:  clique, ingroup, camp, pack  
Usage:  This little coterie of friends was composed of seven famous men, who possessed many talents in common, being poets and musicians, alchemists, philosophers, and mostly hard drinkers as well.  

coterie 
Definition:  (noun) An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.  
Synonyms:  clique, ingroup, camp, pack  
Usage:  This little coterie of friends was composed of seven famous men, who possessed many talents in common, being poets and musicians, alchemists, philosophers, and mostly hard drinkers as well.  

minatory 

Definition: (adjective) Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.

Synonyms: menacing, ominous, sinister, baleful, forbidding

Usage: Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look.