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draw back(verb, go, remove, start)
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fall back(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
3
pull back(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
3
shrink back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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back out(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
2
fight shy(idiom, cowardice)
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give ground(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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hang back(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
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have qualms(verb, worry, avoid, fuss)
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keep aloof(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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keep apart(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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reel back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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start back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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absent oneself(verb, go, remove, leave)
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back away(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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back down(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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back off(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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bail out(go, leave, draw, eliminate)
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beat it(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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