8
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
8
pull out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
8
recant(verb, take, withdraw, abandon, back)
8
withdraw(verb, stop, go, leave, abandon)
7
renege(verb, withdraw, abandon, back, yield)
7
retreat(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
7
take back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
6
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, go)
6
give in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
6
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
6
yield(verb, drop, take, give, withdraw)
5
abandon(verb, stop, break, drop, go)
5
back up(verb, expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
5
backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
5
cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
5
demur(verb, withdraw, back, yield, backpedal)
5
disclaim(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
5
go back on(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, back)
5
retract(verb, withdraw, deny, cancel, retreat)
4
abjure(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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