2
taking off(expression, escape, retreat, exit, parting)
2
wane(noun, drop, fall, decrease, retreat)
1
thriftiness(noun, care, economy, saving, frugality)
1
abatement(noun, drop, cut, fall, decrease)
1
abridgement(noun, decrease, care, restraint, economy)
1
absention(noun, restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion)
1
adieu(escape, retreat, exit, parting, leaving)
1
alcove
1
austerity(noun, decrease, care, restraint, economy)
1
backflow(noun, drop, decrease, retreat, wane)
1
bad period(expression, decline, low, collapse, failure)
1
bankruptcy(noun, action, drop, decline, decrease)
1
bay
1
bear market(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
big trouble(noun, expression, action, drop, decline)
1
boom
1
bottom-out(noun, action, depression, reduction, slump)
1
bottom out(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
bottoming out
1
bow out(expression, escape, retreat, exit, parting)
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