130 entries under fall 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
recede(verb, drop, decline, settle)
6
degenerate(verb, adjective, drop, decline, reduce)
6
recidivate(verb, decline, weaken, lapse)
5
retrograde(verb, drop, decline, fail)
5
slip(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
4
backsliding(noun, drop, lapse, better)
4
deteriorate(verb, drop, decline, reduce)
4
fail(verb, drop, decline, diminish)
4
go astray(verb, expression, decline, fail)
4
go wrong(verb, expression, decline, fail)
4
sink(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle)
3
decay(noun, verb, drop, reduce)
3
deviate(verb, move, change, push)
2
abort(verb, decline, fail, slip)
2
apostatize(verb, decline, terminate, lapse)
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