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going(noun, escape, retreat, departure, exit)
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going away(noun, expression, escape, retreat, exit)
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goodbye(escape, retreat, departure, exit, parting)
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hand in resignation(expression, idiom, drop, withdraw, leave)
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hand over(verb, expression, stop, drop, leave)
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have no fight left(expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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have no stomach for(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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hegira(noun, escape, retreat, departure, exit)
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hold back(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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hustle out
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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keep apart(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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kiss goodbye(expression, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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leave behind(expression, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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leave flat(verb, expression, stop, drop, go)
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leave hanging(verb, expression, stop, drop, go)
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leave off(verb, expression, stop, drop, abandon)
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leave the scene(expression, idiom)
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leaving(escape, retreat, exit, parting)
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