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dramatize(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overstate)
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dwindle(verb, decline, diminish, use, weary)
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encumber(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust, freighted)
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enervate(verb, strain, burden, weaken, harass)
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erode(verb, decline, overcome, diminish, decrease)
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fade(verb, decline, diminish, use, weary)
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fray(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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gall(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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get carried away(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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go overboard
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go to extremes(expression, idiom)
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go to seed(verb, expression, idiom, diminish, decrease)
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go too far(expression, idiom)
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graze(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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grind(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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hackney
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ham it up(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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harass(verb, strain, squeeze, rub, grind)
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impair(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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jade(verb, decline, diminish, strain, decrease)
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