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recrudescence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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reentry(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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regress(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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renewal(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroaction(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroflexion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retrusion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction, recurrence)
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reversion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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root
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sinking(noun, drop, fall, down, ebb)
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slide(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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stem(origin, paternity)
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abasement(noun, drop, decline, decrease, deterioration)
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assault(noun, attack)
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blood line(noun, expression, idiom)
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crash(noun, drop, decline, fall, blow)
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diminution(noun, drop, fall, decrease, failure)
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dive(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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downhill
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