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repudiate(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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retrocede(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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retrograde(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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swallow(take, respect, submit, acquiesce)
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throw in the towel(expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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vacate(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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abnegate(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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admit defeat(expression, stop, break, drop)
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back away(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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bail out(expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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be casualty(drop, take, respect, yield)
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be destroyed(drop, take, respect, yield)
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be killed(drop, take, respect, yield)
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be lost(drop, take, respect, yield)
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be taken(drop, take, respect, yield)
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beat it(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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bow(stop, take, withdraw, respect)
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break(stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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buckle under(expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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buy(stop, break, withdraw, leave)
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