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make vacant(go, part, separate, remove)
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pull in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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reel back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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run along(verb, phrasal verb, go, part)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, part, decline)
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sever connections(go, part, separate, remove)
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start back(verb, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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stop working(go, part, separate, remove)
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take off(go, part, separate, withdraw)
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think twice(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think twice about(idiom, pause, hesitate, scruple)
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tie down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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about the bush
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back out of(idiom, withdraw, back, deny)
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back pedal(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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bail out(go, remove, leave, draw)
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beat it(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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beg off(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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beg the question
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blow hot and cold(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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