60 entries under retreat topic. ×

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evasion(noun, break, delay, deception, restraint)
9
avoidance(noun, delay, escape, freedom)
8
circumvention(noun, break, restraint, escape)
8
escape(noun, verb, delay, restraint, escape)
5
dodge(noun, verb, restraint, escape)
5
eschewal(noun, break, delay, restraint, escape)
4
flight(noun, break, restraint, escape)
4
shunning(noun, break, delay, restraint, escape)
3
dodging(noun, break, restraint, escape)
3
shirking(noun, restraint, escape, cunning)
3
truancy(noun, escape, withdrawal, abandonment)
2
prevention(noun, restraint, entertainment, relaxation)
2
run-around(noun, delay, restraint, escape)
1
abandonment(noun, withdrawal, disappearance, betrayal)
1
abrogation(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
1
absconding(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
1
absention(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion)
1
apostasy(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
1
backsliding(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
1
betrayal(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
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