215 entries under verb topic. ×

15
retreat(move, drop, close, go)
12
recede(drop, close, go, part)
12
withdraw(move, go, part, separate)
11
retire(move, drop, close, go)
10
draw back(expression, phrasal verb, move, drop)
10
regress(drop, close, go, part)
9
ebb(drop, close, go, part)
9
lapse(fall, fail, degenerate, deteriorate)
9
relapse(weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, recede)
9
retrocede(move, drop, close, go)
9
retrogress(move, reduce, diminish, abate)
8
back(move, drop, close, go)
8
recidivate(fall, fail, degenerate, deteriorate)
7
pull back(expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
7
retrograde(move, drop, close, go)
6
fall behind(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
6
trail(follow, loiter)
5
give ground(expression, idiom, move, go)
5
lose
5
pull out(expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
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