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back out of(expression, idiom, withdraw, back, deny)
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backsliding(noun, regression)
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backwater
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balky
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bang(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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bashful
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bate(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
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be adrift(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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be worse for wear(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, decay)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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become less(verb, expression, drop, fall, fail)
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become obsolete(verb, expression, decline, fall, terminate)
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become rotten
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become worse(expression, idiom, decline, weaken, degenerate)
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beetle(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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betake oneself(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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billow(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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blow(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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bounce(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
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break(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, decay)
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