Adolescence /ˌæd

discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /-ˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ verb SEND OUT
2. [ I or T ] to send out a substance, especially waste liquid or gas
Large amounts of dangerous waste are discharged daily by the factory.
The oil which discharged into the sea seriously harmed a lot of birds and animals.
discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /-ˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ verb ALLOW TO LEAVE
1. [ T ] to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law
Patients were discharged from hospital because the beds were needed by other people.
A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months (= allowed to go free only if they do not commit a crime again for this period of time) .
More than half of all prisoners discharged (= allowed to leave prison) are reconvicted within two years.
dwindle /ˈdwɪn.dl ̩/ verb [ I ]
to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.