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moderation(decrease, grant, reduction, soothing)
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pause(break, respite, lull)
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recession(drop, cut, fall, decrease)
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sag(drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
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worsening(adjective, drop, decline, fall)
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abasement(drop, decline, decrease, decay)
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abbreviation(decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
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backflow(drop, decrease, retreat, wane)
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backsliding(drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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casualty
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cessation(break, pause, respite, lull)
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comedown(drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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condensation(cut, decline, decrease, depression)
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constriction(cut, decline, decrease, depression)
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crumbling(adjective, drop, decline, decay)
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cut-back
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damage
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debasement(drop, decline, decrease, scorn)
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declivity(drop, cut, decline, fall)
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decrepitude(drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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