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dwindle(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
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fade(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
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fail(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
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give ground(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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go away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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go downhill(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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inverse(verb, adjective, reverse, antagonistic)
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invert(degenerate, regress, react, relapse)
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lessen(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
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subside(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
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wane(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
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weaken(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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about-face(retreat, reverse, degenerate, retract)
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avoid(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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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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cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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