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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, drop, decline)
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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keep apart(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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languish(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
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lay down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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leave(verb, go, withdraw, abandon)
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less-developed condition(expression, degenerate, regress, react)
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lose value(verb, expression, drop, decline, fall)
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lower(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
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opt out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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pine(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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pull out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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quail(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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quit(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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react(retreat, degenerate, recoil, recede)
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recoil(noun, verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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recrudesce(degenerate, regress, react, relapse)
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recur(verb, retreat, degenerate, recede)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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