Backslide
Backslide verb - Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
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Fall back
Fall back verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
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- recede and backslide
- recede and fall back
- return and backslide
- return and fall back
- retreat and backslide
- retreat and fall back
- weaken and backslide
- weaken and fall back
- degenerate and backslide
- degenerate and fall back
- ebb and backslide
- ebb and fall back
- deteriorate and backslide
- deteriorate and fall back
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