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move over
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plop
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plunge(drop, meet, hit, fall, collide)
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2
pull out(expression, go, separate, withdraw, yield)
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quit(verb, break, drop, go, remove)
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recede(verb, go, part, separate, open)
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reduce(verb, decline, fail, halt, lower)
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resign(verb, stop, drop, take, go)
2
respond(verb, accept, discharge, follow, yield)
2
retreat(verb, go, part, separate, open)
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