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crumple(verb, stop, break, withdraw, leave)
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cry uncle(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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cut loose(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cut out(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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debate
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decamp(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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defer(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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defer to(verb, expression, drop, take, respect)
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deliberate
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depart(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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desert(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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desist(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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despair(verb, stop, drop, abandon, yield)
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dial back(expression, withdraw, renounce, repudiate, contradict)
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die(verb, drop, take, respect, yield)
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discard(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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ditch(verb, release, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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draw in(expression, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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draw off
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drop(verb, stop, take, withdraw, respect)
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