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be defeated(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be deficient
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be demoted(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be found lacking(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be in vain(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be inadequate
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be lacking
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be ruined(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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be unsuccessful(decline, fall, slip, bomb)
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be wanting
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bereave(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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blunder(drop, decline, disregard, trip)
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break down(expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
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come to naught(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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come to nothing(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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crash(fall, fail, bomb, fold)
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deteriorate(decline, fall, fail, slip)
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drop(decline, reduce, disregard, trip)
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dwindle(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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fizzle out(expression, phrasal verb, fail, collapse)
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