280 entries under verb topic. ×

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disregard(drop, trip, fall, fail)
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dissipate(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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divest(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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drain(drop, reduce, fail, waste)
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draw to a close(expression, idiom, decline, reduce)
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drop off(expression, phrasal verb, reduce, diminish)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, drop, disregard)
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ease off(expression, phrasal verb, decline, diminish)
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ebb(decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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err(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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exhaust(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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expend(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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fade(decline, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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fade away(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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fail to keep(expression, idiom, drop, fail)
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fall flat on face(expression, idiom, drop, disregard)
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fall off(expression, phrasal verb, reduce, diminish)
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fizz out(expression, phrasal verb, fail, collapse)
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flub(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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forfeit(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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