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go wrong(expression, decline, fall, fail)
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sink(drop, decline, reduce, settle)
4
turn(move, change, return, bear)
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decay(noun, drop, reduce, fall)
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defect
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deviate(move, change, fall, push)
3
fall away(expression, phrasal verb, degenerate, recede)
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go back(expression, move, change, push)
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sin
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slip back(expression, lapse, degenerate, deteriorate)
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abandon
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abort(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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apostatize(decline, fall, terminate, lapse)
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be defeated(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be demoted(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be found lacking(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be in vain(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be ruined(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be unsuccessful(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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blunder(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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