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defile(verb, hurt, ruin, harm, spoil)
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delapidate
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depreciate(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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die away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline)
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dry rot(noun, verb, expression, idiom, deterioration)
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end(noun, verb, stop, decline, pass)
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erosion(deterioration, disintegration, oxidation, corrosion, weathering)
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excrement(noun, waste)
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flag(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
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loss(noun, drop, decline, ruin, defeat)
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mould(noun, verb)
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peter out(verb, expression, stop, drop, end)
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radioactive decay(noun, expression, idiom)
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rankle(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
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retrogress(verb, decline, reduce, fail, diminish)
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retrogression(noun, drop, decline, return, deterioration)
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sap(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
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shrink(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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wasting(noun, decline, collapse, down, deterioration)
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wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
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