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peter out(expression, phrasal verb, decline, fail)
2
play into(expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
prove inadequate(expression, fail)
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run aground(expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
slip(drop, decline, disregard, trip)
2
turn out badly(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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waste away(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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weaken(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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abate(decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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atrophy(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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be careless(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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be impoverished(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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be late for(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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be reduced(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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become poorer(expression, drop, fail, waste)
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become smaller(expression, reduce, diminish, contract)
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blow(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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bomb(fall, fail, collapse, fold)
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botch(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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capitulate(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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