125 entries under retreat topic. ×

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hold back(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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lay down(verb, expression, go, give, withdraw)
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make oneself scarce(verb, expression, idiom, go, remove)
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recede(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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regress(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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retrocede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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retrograde(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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run(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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run along(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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secede(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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sequester(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shy away(expression, recoil, recede, shrink)
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start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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switch(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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take out(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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turn(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, return)
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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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