46 entries under retract topic. ×

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blench(verb, shy, hesitate, recoil)
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cancel(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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concede(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
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cop out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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cringe(verb, retreat, shy, hesitate, recoil)
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demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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falter(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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flinch(verb, retreat, shy, hesitate, recoil)
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go back on(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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have no fight left(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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hesitate(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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hold back(verb, expression, check, withdraw, abandon)
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quail(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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resign(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, retreat)
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submit(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
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wimp out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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