8
backtrack(verb, move, upset, turn, return)
8
reverse(verb, change, turn, withdraw, return)
5
back(verb, move, forward, backtrack)
4
retrocede(verb, move, withdraw, back, retreat)
3
back away(verb, expression, move, recoil, shrink)
3
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
double back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, shift)
3
renege(verb, change, withdraw, abandon, yield)
3
retract(verb, change, decline, withdraw, alter)
3
retreat(verb, move, upset, back, shift)
3
withdraw(verb, stop, abandon, yield, surrender)
2
back off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
2
back out(expression, stop, withdraw, yield, lift)
2
backwater(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift, reverse)
2
cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
2
dismantle(verb, change, withdraw, alter, cancel)
2
dodge(turn, withdraw, return, avoid, evade)
2
evade(withdraw, avoid)
2
hold back(expression, withdraw, yield)
2
recant(verb, adjective, remove, dismiss, withdraw)
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