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weakness(noun, characteristic, trouble, help, check)
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flaw(noun, trouble, wrong, difficulty, weakness)
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fault(noun, trouble, help, disorder, difficulty)
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foible(noun, help, wrong, slip, weakness)
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defect(noun, trouble, disorder, wrong, difficulty)
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shortcoming(noun, help, disorder, point, weakness)
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deficiency(noun, trouble, check, decline, disorder)
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imperfection(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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failure(noun, drop, decline, ruin, fall)
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frailty(noun, help, disorder, wrong, slip)
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feeble(adjective, strong, weak, poor, low)
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blemish(noun, weakness, fault, lack, lapse)
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infirmity(noun, help, disorder, wrong, weakness)
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lapse(noun, break, drop, fall, wrong)
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lightweight(adjective, inconsequential)
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weak point(noun, expression, idiom, characteristic, trouble)
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decay(noun, drop, decline, disorder, ruin)
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decline(noun, drop, ruin, defeat, fall)
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error(noun, wrong, slip, weakness, burden)
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fading(noun, verb, adjective, decline, collapse)
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