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be taken(verb, drop, take, respect, yield)
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beat a retreat(expression, idiom)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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bow(verb, stop, take, withdraw, respect)
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break(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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break off combat(expression, idiom)
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buckle under(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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buy(verb, stop, break, withdraw, leave)
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call it quits(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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call off(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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cast(verb, release, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cast off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cease(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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cease resistance
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cede(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
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collapse(verb, stop, break, drop, withdraw)
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come to terms(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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comply(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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countermand(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, renounce)
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crawfish out
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