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forsake(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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give oneself over(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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give place
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go(verb, stop, break, withdraw, leave)
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go away(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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go down(verb, expression, drop, take, respect)
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go under(verb, expression, drop, take, respect)
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hang back
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have change of heart(expression, idiom, withdraw, deny, cancel)
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have no fight left(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, back)
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have no stomach for(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom)
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hesitate
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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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hover
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hum and haw(expression, idiom)
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jib
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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