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ascent(rise, level, incline, slant)
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declination(drop, decline, fall, down)
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gradient(drop, fall, rise, level)
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falling(down, lowering)
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filiation
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heritage(line, rank, family, origin)
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nosedive(decline, increase, fall, decrease)
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recidivation(back, return, slow, lapse)
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recidivism(back, return, slow, lapse)
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breed(company, place, type, position)
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downturn(drop, decline, increase, fall)
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ebb(drop, fall, decrease, failure)
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failure(upset, drop, end, decline)
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hill(drop, fall, position, rise)
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house(kind, group, strain, line)
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line of descent(expression, idiom, strain, line)
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pitch(drop, decline, fall, position)
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root
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sinking(drop, fall, down, ebb)
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slide(drop, decline, increase, fall)
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