89 entries under verb topic. ×

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embitter(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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escape(run, leave, abandon, rush)
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fail(upset, deceive, thwart, baffle)
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foil(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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forgo(drop, position, leave, abandon)
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forsake(drop, reject, leave, abandon)
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founder(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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go(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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hamper(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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hinder(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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jilt(drop, reject, leave, abandon)
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leave(drop, reject, position, abandon)
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leave holding the bag(expression, idiom, run, position)
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light(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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maroon(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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miscarry(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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mislead(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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or power(expression, position, renounce, relinquish)
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quit(position, leave, abandon, escape)
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quitclaim(drop, position, abandon, renounce)
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