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cut loose(expression, withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect)
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cut out(expression, withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect)
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dawdle(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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decamp(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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