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destroy(drop, give, abandon, yield)
3
flatten(drop, give, abandon, yield)
3
fret(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
give in(expression, phrasal verb, surrender, submit)
3
give up hope(expression, idiom, drop, abandon)
3
lose faith(expression, idiom, drop, give)
2
be hopeless(expression, idiom, drop, give)
2
cede(stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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plumb the depths(expression, idiom, drop, abandon)
2
take down(expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
1
ache(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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admit defeat(expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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afflict(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
1
aggrieve(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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agonize(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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ail(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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annoy(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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attack(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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back down(expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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bail out(expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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