3
perish(verb, break, drop, decline, fall)
3
run aground(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
3
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
3
shut down(verb, expression, stop, break, drop)
3
slide(verb, drop, decline, fall, diminish)
3
spoil(verb, decline, damage, lower, weaken)
3
stall
3
tire(verb, break, drop, go, give)
3
totter(verb, decline, reduce, halt, lower)
3
want(verb, ask)
3
waste away(verb, expression, break, go, end)
3
confuse(verb, slip, mistake, overlook, misconstrue)
3
contract(verb, go, open, reduce, diminish)
3
criticize(verb, measure)
3
crumple(verb, break, drop, close, go)
3
dampen
3
decadence
3
declare(verb, test)
3
decompose(verb, decline, lower, weaken, lessen)
3
demand(verb, want, require, ask)
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