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race(noun, type, kind, group, strain)
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recession(noun, drop, fall, back, return)
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retrogradation(back, return, slow, deterioration, backward)
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retrogression(drop, decline, back, return, slow)
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ascent(noun, rise, level, incline, slant)
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declination(noun, drop, decline, fall, down)
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Fall
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backset(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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backsliding(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
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backward motion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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check(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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gradient(noun, drop, fall, rise, level)
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recurrence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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refluence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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relapse(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
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retrocession(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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reversal(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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reverse of fortune(expression, idiom, back, return, slow)
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severe check(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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sternway(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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