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retrocession(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retrusion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
17
sternway(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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backslide(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
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descent(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
16
reverse(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
16
turnabout(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
15
retrogress(verb, decline, reduce, fail, return)
15
retroversion(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
15
reverse of fortune(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
15
severe check(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
14
pass(verb, move, stop, close, time)
14
revert(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
14
sin(noun, verb, action, fall, slip)
14
trip(noun, verb, drop, decline, settle)
14
turnaround(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
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pause(noun, break, delay, space, wait)
13
recidivate(verb, decline, fall, fail, degenerate)
13
rollback(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
13
sink(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
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