89 entries under fail topic. ×

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lapse(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
16
relapse(noun, verb, move, drop, change)
13
return(verb, move, drop, change, decline)
13
revert(verb, move, drop, change, decline)
11
decline(noun, verb, drop, reduce, settle)
7
fall(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
7
recede(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall)
6
degenerate(verb, adjective, drop, decline, reduce)
5
retrograde(verb, drop, decline, fall)
5
slip(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
4
deteriorate(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
4
go astray(verb, expression, decline, fall)
4
go wrong(verb, expression, decline, fall)
4
sink(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle)
3
decay(noun, verb, drop, reduce, fall)
2
abort(verb, decline, fall, slip)
2
back wrong horse(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
be defeated(verb, decline, fall, slip)
2
be demoted(verb, decline, fall, slip)
2
be found lacking(verb, decline, fall, slip)
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