134 entries under retreat topic. ×

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pull back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
3
reel(verb, upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
3
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
2
back out(expression, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
2
balk(verb, start, withdraw, shy)
2
demur(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
2
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
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give ground(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
2
hesitate(verb, withdraw, dodge, recoil)
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jerk(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw)
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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keep apart(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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kick(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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reel back(expression, recoil, recede)
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resile(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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retire(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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