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| retreat(verb, move, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go) | |
| withdraw(verb, move, go, leave, abandon) | |
| back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go) | |
| crawfish(verb, move, recoil) | |
| back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| backpedal(verb, move, recoil) | |
| recoil(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| give up(expression, retreat) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return) | |
| back down(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| balk(withdraw, retreat, react) | |
| recede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| retire(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| surrender | |
| yield | |
| go backward(expression, retreat) | |
| move away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) |
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