101 entries under recoil topic. ×

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reel back(expression, retreat, recede)
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relinquish(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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resign(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, part, decline)
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shrink back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
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start back(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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wince(verb, cringe, flinch)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
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back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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cave in(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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elude(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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escape(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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evacuate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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fold(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, go, decline)
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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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