2
lag behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
2
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
reel back(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
2
relinquish(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
2
repeal(go, part, separate, remove, withdraw)
2
rescind(go, part, separate, remove, withdraw)
2
resign(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
2
reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
revoke(go, part, separate, remove, withdraw)
2
run along(verb, expression, go, part, separate)
2
secede(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
2
seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, part, decline)
2
shrink back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
2
sicken(fall, fail, degenerate, deteriorate, revert)
2
slacken(verb, diminish, decrease, weaken, lessen)
2
slide back(expression, fall, fail, degenerate, deteriorate)
2
start back(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
2
surrender(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
2
take off(expression, go, part, separate, withdraw)
2
turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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