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slump(action, drop, decline, fall)
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descent(drop, fall, back, return)
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downturn(action, drop, decline, fall)
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recess
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receding(decrease, depression, escape, going)
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stagnation(action, drop, decline, decrease)
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niche
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retirement(escape, retreat, going, loss)
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corner
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dip(drop, cut, decline, fall)
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fall(drop, decline, decrease, low)
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bust(action, drop, decline, decrease)
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collapse(action, drop, decline, decrease)
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decrease(drop, fall, care, depression)
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ebb(drop, cut, decline, fall)
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inflation(action, drop, decline, decrease)
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nook
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respite
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restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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bad times(expression, action, drop, decline)
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