| relinquish(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| resign(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| retire(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| retrocede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| retrograde(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| run(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) |
| sequester(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| shrink back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat) |
| shrink from |
| start(withdraw, retreat, react) |
| start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) |
| surrender(retreat, shrink) |
| turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) |
| vacate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil) |
| withdrew |
| yield(retreat, shrink) |
| adjourn |