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abandon(withdraw, yield, surrender, admit)
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avoid(stop, decline, reject, start)
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back away(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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back off(expression, check, withdraw, abandon)
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backtrack(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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barricade
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blast(frustrate, confound, foil)
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boggle(stick, pause, shy, throw)
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bypass(reject, dismiss, refuse, deceive)
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chagrin(noun, upset, fail, blow)
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challenge(oppose, criticize, ignore, dispute)
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confront(stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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confuse(stop, decline, ruin, curb)
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conquer(stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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cop out(expression, decline, withdraw, abandon)
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cower(start, recoil, cringe)
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crab(stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
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cripple(block, delay, curb, prevent)
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deceive(upset, decline, fail, avoid)
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disagree(disregard, oppose, criticize, ignore)
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