138 entries under retreat topic. ×

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evacuate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
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fade(drop, close, reduce, withdraw, diminish)
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give up(expression, recede, shrink)
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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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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, recoil, 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, shy)
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take out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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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, dodge, hesitate)
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