7
quit(verb, stop, drop, go, remove)
7
withdraw(verb, stop, go, remove, leave)
6
chicken out(verb, expression, stop, drop, withdraw)
6
pull out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
6
retire(verb, stop, drop, go, remove)
5
exit(verb, stop, go, remove, withdraw)
4
abandon(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
4
back down(verb, expression, stop, drop, withdraw)
3
back off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
3
leave(verb, stop, drop, go, remove)
3
resign(verb, stop, drop, give, withdraw)
3
retreat(noun, verb, go, remove, withdraw)
3
step
3
vacate(verb, stop, drop, go, remove)
2
abdicate(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
2
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, go)
2
back pedal(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
2
bail out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
2
beg off(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
2
check out(verb, expression, stop, go, remove)
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