When the cable was slackened, elements of the stairway loosened up and moved freely. The inner nut is then slackened back and tightened against the outer nut. The Japanese economic growth has slackened considerably since the late 1980s. From that period on court martial proceedings slackened and gradually disappeared. Lacking the ferocity of the 1968 Tet Offensive, the outburst soon slackened, however. The pace is slackened, chorus muddied, and big, echoing caves are carved into the instrumentation. By the end of July, he had 37, but his pace slackened somewhat after that. On Tuesday night the wind fell somewhat, and on Wednesday the fire slackened. When gold mining fever began to fade, wheat demand slackened. However, growth slackened between 500 BC and 1 AD, before ceasing around 200 AD. When the Russian fire slackened the Chinese troops renewed their attack. As night fell the attack slackened off, while the Lakota village was alive with celebration. Finally, the shattered English force caught a break, as Irish fire slackened. These rules, though initially strictly enforced, were later slackened. Later, the boats' fire slackened and stopped altogether after dark.