101 entries under decline topic. ×

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blunder(verb, ruin, trip, fall)
14
flop(verb, trip, fall, fail)
11
fail(verb, fall, fail, damage)
8
fall(verb, move, drop, drive)
8
plunge(verb, move, drop, drive)
7
fall short(verb, expression, fall, fail)
6
founder(verb, drop, drive, fall)
6
slip(verb, trip, fall, fail)
4
sink(verb, drop, set, drive)
3
be defeated(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
3
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
3
fall flat(verb, expression, fall, fail)
3
miscarry(verb, fall, fail, slip)
3
run aground(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
2
abort(verb, fall, fail, slip)
2
back wrong horse(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
2
backslide(verb, fall, fail, slip)
2
be demoted(verb, fall, fail, slip)
2
be found lacking(verb, fall, fail, slip)
2
be in vain(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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