72 entries under verb topic. ×

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regress(return, reverse, relapse, revert)
3
fall away(expression, degenerate, disadvantage, recede)
3
retreat(reverse, degenerate, recede, ebb)
3
slump
2
delay(follow, pull, chase, falter)
2
fall behind(expression, follow, pull, chase)
2
give ground
2
lag(follow, pull, chase, falter)
2
pull back
1
fall back(expression, follow, pull, degenerate)
0
bedog(follow, pull, chase, falter)
0
bring up the rear(expression, idiom, follow, pull)
0
chase(follow, pull, falter, lag)
0
dally(follow, pull, chase, falter)
0
dangle(follow, pull, chase, falter)
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dawdle(follow, pull, chase, falter)
0
decamp
0
depart
0
drag(follow, pull, chase, falter)
0
draggle(follow, pull, chase, falter)
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