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faint(verb, break, fail, weaken)
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flounder(verb, drop, drive, settle, fall)
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let down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, drive)
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lighten(verb, drop, cut, reduce, ease)
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mark down(verb, expression, lessen, disparage)
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minimize(verb, reduce, reject, fall, fail)
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modify(verb, drop, control, quiet, cut)
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nose-dive(noun, verb, drop, release, settle)
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plump(verb, release, abandon)
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put down(verb, expression, drop, cut, drive)
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quell(verb, stop, drop, dull, cut)
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quiet(verb, drop, control, cut, reduce)
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relinquish(verb, clear, remove, reject, release)
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restrain(verb, stop, drop, control, cut)
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shed(verb, clear, remove, reject, release)
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skew(verb, drop, fall, slip)
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slash(verb, drop, quiet, cut, reduce)
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soften(verb, drop, control, quiet, cut)
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stick(verb, drop, set, drive, run)
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stoop(verb, drop, drive, settle, fall)
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