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rub(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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scrape(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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scrape off(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease)
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scuff(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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show off(verb, expression, abuse, exaggerate, overdo)
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shrink(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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stereotype
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strain
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task(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust, freighted)
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use up(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease)
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wash away(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease)
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waste(noun, verb, decline, overcome, diminish)
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weaken(verb, overcome, strain, burden, harass)
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wear and tear(noun, expression, idiom, use)
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wear thin(verb, expression, decline, diminish, decrease)
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weary(verb, decline, diminish, strain, decrease)
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weather(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use)
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weigh down(verb, expression, burden, weaken, exhaust)
1
weigh heavily on(verb, expression, burden, weaken, exhaust)
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weight(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust, freighted)
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