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retrogression(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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throwback(back, return, slow, backward)
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atavism(back, return, slow, backward)
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relapse(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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lapse(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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regression(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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reversion(back, return, slow, repetition)
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backsliding(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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recession(back, return, slow, deterioration)
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recidivism(back, return, slow, lapse)
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retrocession(back, return, slow, backward)
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recidivation(back, return, slow, lapse)
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return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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decline(drop, back, slow, lapse)
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deterioration(drop, back, slow, lapse)
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reverting(deterioration, regression, reversion)
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decadence(drop, lapse, deterioration, repetition)
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declension(drop, lapse, deterioration, repetition)
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degeneration(drop, lapse, deterioration, repetition)
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drop(lapse, deterioration, repetition, backsliding)
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