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passing over(noun, slip, breach, lapse)
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rainy days(noun, drop, decline, low)
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rotten luck(blow, burden, cross, disaster)
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sin of commission
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sin of omission
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sinking ship(noun, decline, ruin, neglect)
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theater of cruelty
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total loss(noun, decline, ruin, neglect)
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tough luck(blow, cross, disaster, trial)
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weak spot(noun, fault, shortcoming)
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abortive attempt
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act of God(idiom, ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
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adverse luck(idiom, adversity)
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bad fortune(shock, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
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bad health(noun, upset, complaint)
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bad omen(ruin, destruction, misfortune, downfall)
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bad period(low, collapse, depression, recession)
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bad record
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basket case(noun, ruin, collapse, flop)
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be lacking
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