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default(noun, decline, neglect, slip, weakness)
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deficit(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, weakness)
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degenerate(adjective, corrupt, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
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delinquent(adjective, careless, reckless, negligent, slipshod)
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disadvantage(noun, weakness, fault, negative, problem)
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disappointing
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disregarding(verb, neglecting)
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draining
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drooping(adjective, weakening, fading, wearying, flagging)
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drop(noun, verb, fall, failure, deterioration)
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expiring(verb, adjective, last, final, ultimate)
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fail
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flop(noun, drop, decline, ruin, defeat)
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fragile(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, ill)
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ignoring(noun, verb, slip, breach, lapse)
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ill(noun, adjective, weak, weakness, delicate)
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impairment(noun, decline, defeat, weakness, collapse)
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in default of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, preposition)
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indisposed(adjective, ill, unwell, poorly)
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insufficiency(noun, weakness, lack, flaw, defect)
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