2
stalk off
2
step down(verb, expression, drop, withdraw, leave)
2
surrender(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
2
take a walk(expression, idiom, stop, withdraw, leave)
2
take leave(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
2
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2
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2
walk out(verb, expression, drop, withdraw, leave)
2
walk out on(expression, idiom, stop, drop, withdraw)
2
wash hands of(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
2
wimp out(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
2
yield(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
1
abandonment(escape, retreat, departure, exit, parting)
1
abjure(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
1
abscond
1
absent oneself(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
1
accede(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
1
acquiesce(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
1
adieu(escape, retreat, departure, exit, parting)
1
admit(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, retract)
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