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take the oath(idiom, stop, drop, abandon)
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throw in the towel(verb, idiom, stop, drop)
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walk out on(idiom, stop, drop, abandon)
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waste time(idle, sulk, languish, brood)
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wear a long face(idiom, idle, sulk, brood)
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weariness of life
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abject fear(idiom, fear)
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absence of hope
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anvil chorus(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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bête noire(distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
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bad business(idiom, hopelessness)
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bad job(idiom, hopelessness)
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bad news(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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be disappointed
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become demoralized(falter, flag)
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become despondent(falter, flag)
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bete noir(trouble, ruin, burden)
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bitter pill(noun, depression, sadness, gloom)
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blue Johnnies(depression, melancholy)
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bottomless pit(agony, hell, limbo)
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