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relinquish(position, leave, abandon, quit)
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renounce(position, leave, abandon, quit)
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resign(position, leave, abandon, quit)
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sadden(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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sell out(expression, drop, position, renounce)
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step down(expression, drop, position, renounce)
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strand(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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tease(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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tergiversate(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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thwart(upset, fail, deceive, baffle)
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torment(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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vacate(position, leave, abandon, quit)
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vex(upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
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walk(leave, abandon, quit, escape)
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walk out on(expression, idiom, run, leave)
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bring down to earth(expression, idiom, sadden, disappoint)
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depress(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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discard(drop, reject, leave, abandon)
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fall short(expression, sadden, disappoint, dishearten)
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frustrate(upset, fail, thwart, dishearten)
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