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backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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backwater
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balk(withdraw, retreat, shrink, react)
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baulk
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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cave in(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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cower(verb, retreat, recoil, cringe, flinch)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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decamp(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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depart(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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disengage(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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ebb(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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elude(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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escape(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evacuate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evade(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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fold(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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give
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give ground(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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