91 entries under retreat topic. ×

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escape(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evacuate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evade(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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go(verb, stop, break, withdraw, leave)
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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, take, go)
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go away(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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keep apart(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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lay down(verb, expression, drop, go, withdraw)
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quail(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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recede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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regress(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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run(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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sequester(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shy away(expression, recoil, recede, shrink)
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