"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
"she compressed her lips" "the spasm contracted the muscle"
"He got AIDS" "She came down with pneumonia" "She took a chill"
"The fabric shrank" "The balloon shrank"
"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
"The selection was narrowed" "The road narrowed"
"The manuscript must be shortened"