Slip+back

  • 131relapse — verb (i) /rəˈlæps / (say ruh laps) (relapsed, relapsing) 1. to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence. 2. to fall back into illness after convalescence or apparent recovery. 3. to fall back into wrongdoing… …

  • 132surge — /sɜdʒ / (say serj) noun 1. a strong forward or upward movement, rush, or sweep, like that of swelling or rolling waves: the onward surge of an angry mob. 2. a strong, wavelike volume or body of something: a surge of smoke. 3. the rolling swell of …