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go without(expression, adjective, deny, want)
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grow smaller(verb, expression, reduce, diminish, contract)
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have nothing on(expression, idiom)
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ignore(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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juggle(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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kick the beam(expression, idiom)
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lag
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lavish(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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leave in lurch(verb, expression, idiom, fail, abandon)
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lessen(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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let down(verb, expression, fail, sadden, disappoint)
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let go(verb, expression, drop, disregard, trip)
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let slip(verb, expression, drop, disregard, trip)
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let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, diminish)
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lose ground
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lower(verb, reduce, fail, abandon, sadden)
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mislay(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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misspend(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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moderate(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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muff(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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