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gravitate(verb, drop, decline, settle, ease)
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have a relapse(expression, idiom)
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hit the dirt(verb, expression, idiom, drop, decline)
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inverse(verb, move, change, push, return)
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invert(verb, move, change, push, return)
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jerk
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jerk back
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keel over(verb, expression, drop, decline, settle)
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land(verb, drop, decline, settle, ease)
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languish(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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lapse back
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less-developed condition
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lessen(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle)
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lose value(verb, expression, drop, fall, fail)
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miss the mark(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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move(verb, change, push, return, twist)
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nose-dive(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall)
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pine(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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pitch(verb, drop, decline, settle, ease)
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plummet(verb, drop, decline, settle, ease)
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