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volte-face(noun, turn, back, shift, opposite)
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renewal(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroversion(noun, change, turn, back, twist)
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switch(noun, change, advance, turn, back)
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U-turn(noun, shift, recall, improvement, concession)
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backward deviation(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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descent(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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down(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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falling back(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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inversion(noun, act, change, decline, return)
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recidivation(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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recrudescence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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recurrence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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repeal(noun, law, act, continue, shift)
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retrocession(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroflexion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retrogradation(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction, recurrence)
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reverse of fortune(expression, idiom, back, return, slow)
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revocation(noun, law, act, continue, recall)
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