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birth(noun, company, place, position, group)
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bloodline(noun, kin, precede, ancestry)
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derivation(noun, company, place, position, line)
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down(noun, end, ruin, fall, back)
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setback(noun, back, return, blow, slow)
13
blood(noun, type, kind, group, line)
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declension(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
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deterioration(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
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downfall(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
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slump(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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downgrade(noun, drop, decline, fall, rise)
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incline(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
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regression(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
12
strain(noun, company, place, type, position)
11
collapse(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
11
reflux(back, return, decrease, slow, backward)
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rise(noun, level, inclination, grade, sharpness)
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advance(noun, attack, assault, movement through space)
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decadence(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
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degradation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, deterioration)
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