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abridgement(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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albatross(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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back debts
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back payments
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bad news(noun, expression, damage, balance, capital)
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baggage(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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below the line(noun, expression, idiom, damage, balance)
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bill(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
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bite(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
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blemish(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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bomb(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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botch(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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bouncing check
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breakdown(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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bungle(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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capital(noun, damage, balance, credit, liability)
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caret
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check(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
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