2
abdicate(verb, drop, power, position, abandon)
2
abscond(verb, run, leave, abandon, rush)
2
bail out(expression, run, position, leave, abandon)
2
betray(verb, drop, reject, leave, abandon)
2
cop out(expression, run, leave, abandon, rush)
2
dash(verb, upset, run, fail, rush)
2
desert(verb, drop, reject, leave, abandon)
2
disappoint(verb, upset, drop, reject, fail)
2
flee(verb, run, leave, abandon, rush)
2
fly(verb, run, leave, abandon, rush)
2
leave high and dry(verb, expression, idiom, run, position)
2
let down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, fail)
2
opt out(expression, run, position, leave, abandon)
2
run out on(expression, idiom, run, leave, abandon)
2
split(run, leave, abandon, rush, dash)
2
take off(expression, run, leave, abandon, rush)
1
abandon(verb, drop, reject, position, leave)
1
abjure(verb, drop, position, leave, abandon)
1
abnegate(verb, drop, position, leave, abandon)
1
abort(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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