5
recoil(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
5
shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
5
tarry(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
4
go back(verb, expression, drop, close, go)
4
back out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
4
back up(verb, expression, move, withdraw, return)
4
backslide(verb, degenerate, deteriorate, recede, ebb)
4
dally(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
4
drop off
4
lag(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
4
linger(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
4
move back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
4
recur(verb, retreat, recoil, recede)
3
Fall
3
backtrack(verb, move, go, decline, withdraw)
3
dawdle(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
3
disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
3
drag(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
3
give back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
3
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
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