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ceding back(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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departure(restraint, retreat, loss, exit)
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drop(decline, fall, decrease, failure)
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flight(restraint, escape, retreat, loss)
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hard times(expression, action, drop, decline)
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recessional
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slide(action, drop, decline, fall)
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avoidance(entertainment, relaxation, diversion, evasion)
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capitulation(drop, decrease, reduction, tumble)
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contraction(reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
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crash(drop, decline, low, collapse)
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crisis(drop, decline, failure, slump)
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deferral
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diminution(drop, cut, fall, decrease)
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disappearance(going, loss, passing, fading)
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dwindling(drop, cut, fall, decrease)
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ebbing(drop, fall, loss, deterioration)
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lessening(drop, cut, fall, decrease)
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nosedive(fall, depression, slump)
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recoil(restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion)
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