92 entries under return topic. ×

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lapse(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
16
regress(noun, verb, move, drop, change)
16
relapse(noun, verb, move, drop, change)
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, fail)
4
deteriorate(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
4
fail(verb, drop, decline, fall, diminish)
4
sink(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle)
4
turn(verb, move, change, bear)
3
decay(noun, verb, drop, reduce, fall)
3
deviate(verb, move, change, fall, push)
3
go back(verb, expression, move, change, push)
2
drop(noun, verb, decline, fall, fail)
2
ebb(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall)
2
go downhill(verb, expression, drop, decline, reduce)
2
hit the skids(expression, idiom, drop, decline, fall)
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