53
rot(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
45
decline(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
34
deteriorate(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
31
decompose(verb, break, dull, beat, decline)
26
spoil(verb, break, dull, decline, hurt)
25
ruin(noun, verb, drop, decline, disorder)
21
putrefy(verb, break, dull, beat, decline)
20
ebb(noun, verb, stop, drop, end)
20
collapse(noun, verb, break, beat, decline)
19
decomposition(noun, drop, decline, disorder, confusion)
18
crumble(verb, stop, break, drop, dull)
18
degeneration(noun, drop, decline, fall, return)
18
fade(verb, stop, drop, end, cut)
18
wane(noun, verb, stop, drop, end)
17
deterioration(noun, drop, decline, ruin, defeat)
17
disintegrate(verb, break, drop, dull, beat)
17
degenerate(verb, stop, break, drop, end)
17
wither(verb, stop, break, drop, end)
16
moulder(verb, deteriorate, decompose)
16
atrophy(noun, verb, drop, decline, blow)
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