1
poop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, collapse)
1
pull down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, abandon)
1
rank under
1
relent(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
1
relinquish(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
1
rob(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
1
run out(verb, phrasal verb, prove, excess)
1
run short
1
sacrifice(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
1
serve
1
shorten(verb, reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
1
sink(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
1
skip(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
1
slack off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
slacken(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
1
slight(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
1
slump
1
squander(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
1
stop short
1
subserve
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