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chance(noun, quiet, rest, recreation, freedom)
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convenience(noun, quiet, rest, recreation, freedom)
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crisis(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
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dawdling(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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deflation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
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dilly-dallying(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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dislocation(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
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dismiss
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dismission
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dole
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dormancy(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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downturn(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
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droning(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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drop(noun, decline, failure, slump, slide)
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ease(noun, quiet, rest, recreation, freedom)
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economic decline(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
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failure(noun, drop, decline, slump, slide)
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