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jilt(verb, drop, reject, leave, abandon)
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jump(rush, dash, bound)
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kiss goodbye(expression, rush, dash, bound)
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leap(rush, dash, bound)
1
leave(verb, drop, reject, position, abandon)
1
leave flat(expression, drop, leave, rush, dash)
1
leave holding the bag(verb, expression, idiom, run, position)
1
leave stranded(expression, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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light(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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make a break for it(expression, idiom, rush, dash, bound)
1
make off(expression, rush, dash, bound)
1
make tracks(expression, rush, dash, bound)
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maroon(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
1
miscarry(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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mislead(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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not show(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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or power(verb, expression, position, renounce, relinquish)
1
play truant(expression, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
1
pull out(expression, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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put out(expression, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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