280 entries under verb topic. ×

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suffer loss(expression, drop, fail, waste)
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surrender(drop, fail, waste, suffer)
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take down(expression, phrasal verb, fail, abandon)
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taper off(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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trip(drop, disregard, fall, fail)
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trip up(expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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undershoot(drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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use up(expression, phrasal verb, drop, fail)
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waste(drop, reduce, fail, surrender)
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wind down(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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wither(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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wrinkle(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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yield(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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abandon(fail, sadden, disappoint, dishearten)
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abbreviate(reduce, shrink, shrivel, atrophy)
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attenuate(reduce, shrink, shrivel, atrophy)
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backfire(decline, fall, fail, collapse)
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baffle(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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balk(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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be cleaned out(fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive)
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