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apostatize(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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baffle(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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bag it(verb, expression, drop, position, renounce)
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balk(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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beach(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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bolt(verb, run, leave, abandon, quit)
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bound(rush, dash)
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bring to naught(expression, idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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bungle(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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cast down(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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cede(drop, position, abandon, renounce, relinquish)
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chagrin(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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check out(expression, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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chuck(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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circumvent(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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come to nothing(expression, idiom, upset, fail, deceive)
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crawl out(expression, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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cut out(expression, rush, dash, bound)
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dart(rush, dash, bound)
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dash hopes(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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