113 entries under retreat topic. ×

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keep apart(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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lay down(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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leave(verb, go, withdraw, abandon, return)
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move back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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opt out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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quail(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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relinquish(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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resign(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(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return)
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start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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wimp out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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