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reel in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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rule out(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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set back(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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set free(withdraw, undo, liberate, disconnect)
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shut down(verb, stop, end, check)
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shut off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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shy away(verb, phrasal verb, return, retreat)
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slow up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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start back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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take down(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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take in(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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weasel out(withdraw, renounce, repudiate, liberate)
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wimp out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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wind up(verb, stop, end, fail)
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withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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accept defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal)
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admit you were wrong(verb, idiom, withdraw, yield)
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bounce back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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