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hold back(expression, withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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inject
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interject
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interpose
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lay down your arms(verb, expression, idiom, stop, withdraw)
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lose out
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pack it in(verb, expression, idiom, stop, leave)
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permit(verb, surrender, defer, acquiesce, accede)
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play dead(verb, expression, leave, abandon, yield)
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play the game(verb, expression, idiom, surrender, defer)
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prostate
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prostrate
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pull back(expression, withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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put up white flag(verb, expression, idiom, leave, abandon)
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recant(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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recoil(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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release
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renege(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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renounce(verb, leave, abandon, yield, submit)
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retreat(withdraw, yield, surrender, concede, backpedal)
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