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let go(verb, stop, break, withdraw)
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lie down(verb, drop, take, respect)
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make concessions(withdraw, yield, surrender, avoid)
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part with(verb, stop, break, withdraw)
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pass into enemy hands(verb, idiom, drop, take)
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pull in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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quit cold turkey(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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quit the field
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reel in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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retire from(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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rule out(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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shy away(retreat, recoil, recede, shrink)
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stand down(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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start back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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stop to consider
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straddle the fence
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suffer defeat(verb, stop, break, withdraw)
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swear off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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take in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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