1
arrest
1
back away
1
back off
1
back out of(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, cancel)
1
back stream
1
back up
1
backflow
1
backtrail
1
brake
1
call off(verb, expression, withdraw, cancel, lift)
1
cancel(verb, withdraw, lift, reverse, annul)
1
check
1
climb down
1
clip the wings(expression, idiom)
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countercurrent
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counterflow
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counterflux
1
countermand(verb, withdraw, cancel, lift, reverse)
1
country
1
crawfish out
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