| fall short of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset) |
| abate(verb, stop, drop, end, decline) |
| back |
| bankrupt(collapse, fold) |
| be lacking(verb, expression, idiom) |
| blighted |
| botch(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall) |
| break up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, weaken) |
| bungle(noun, verb, upset, damage, spoil) |
| check(verb, end, abandon, halt, terminate) |
| close down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| decease(verb, break, drop, collapse, faint) |
| die out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, end, decline) |
| dissolve(verb, decline, fall, diminish, decrease) |
| err(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall) |
| flounder(verb, decline, fall, damage, slip) |
| get worse(expression, idiom, decline, weaken, lessen) |
| go to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, break, drop) |
| let slide(expression, disregard, ignore, neglect, exclude) |
| misunderstand(verb, get, confuse, mistake, overlook) |