3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
ailing(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
bedridden(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
broken down(expression, adjective, mean, bad, weak)
1
confined(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
dead to the world(upset, resentment, frustration)
1
debilitated(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
declining(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
defective(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
1
delicate(adjective, mean, weak, down, ill)
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