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retreat(move, go, withdraw, leave)
6
pull back(expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
6
withdraw(move, go, leave, abandon)
5
back out(expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
5
crawfish(move, recoil, shrink)
3
back off(expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
3
backpedal(move, recoil, shrink)
3
recoil(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
abandon(go, withdraw, leave, return)
2
avoid(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
back(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
crawfish out
2
draw back(expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
flinch(withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
reverse(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
shy away(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
1
back down(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
backtrack(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
beat it(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
cave in(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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