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quail(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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resort
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retract(drop, close, decline, reduce)
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return(drop, close, reduce, withdraw)
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revert(retreat, degenerate, deteriorate, recoil)
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slip back(expression, fall, fail, degenerate)
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subside(drop, close, decline, reduce)
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abate(drop, close, decline, reduce)
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abjure(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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absent oneself(expression, go, part, separate)
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avoid(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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back down(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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back off(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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backpedal(move, forward, backtrack)
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beat a retreat(expression, idiom, move, forward)
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blench(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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cringe(recoil, flinch)
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decamp(go, part, separate, remove)
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degenerate(decrease, lessen, retreat, abate)
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depart(drop, close, go, part)
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