155 entries under recoil topic. ×

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go away(verb, expression, drop, close, go)
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hand over(verb, expression, go, part, separate)
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hang back(verb, expression, cringe, flinch)
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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keep apart(verb, expression, go, separate, remove)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel back(expression, retreat, recede)
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regress(verb, drop, close, go, part)
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relinquish(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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resign(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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retrocede(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, part, separate)
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swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
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back off(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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