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retreat(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender, admit)
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run out on(expression, idiom, stop, withdraw, leave)
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run scared(expression, scare, become, freak)
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scare(become, freak)
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screw(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
1
scuttle
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shake in boots(expression, idiom, scare, become, freak)
1
ship out(expression, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
1
skedaddle
1
stampede(scare, become, freak)
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startle(scare, become, freak)
1
stop(verb, drop, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
storm out(expression, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
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submit(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, abandon)
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take a powder(expression, idiom, stop, withdraw, leave)
1
take a walk(expression, idiom, stop, withdraw, leave)
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take back(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
1
terrify(scare, become, freak)
1
throw a wet blanket on(verb, expression, idiom, prevent, discourage)
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throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, prevent, discourage)
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