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relapse(noun, back, return, slow, deterioration)
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reversion(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
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return(noun, verb, back, slow, repeat)
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atavism(noun, back, return, slow)
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regression(noun, back, return, slow)
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lapse(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
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throwback(noun, back, return, slow)
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recrudescence(noun, back, return, slow)
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retrogression(decline, back, return, slow)
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regress(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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retroflexion(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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backset(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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recidivism(decline, back, return, slow)
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renewal(noun, back, return, slow)
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setback(decline, back, return, slow)
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backward deviation(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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falling back(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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recession(noun, back, return, slow)
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recidivation(noun, back, return, slow)
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backsliding(decline, back, return, slow)
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