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.