134 entries under retreat topic. ×

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shirk(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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spring(verb, withdraw, shy, dodge)
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step back(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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stick(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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switch(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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take out(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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turn tail(verb, expression, idiom, go, withdraw)
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back up(expression, recoil, recede)
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bounce back(expression, recoil, recede)
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circle back(expression, recoil, recede)
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come again(expression, recoil, recede)
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come back(expression, recoil, recede)
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double back(expression, recoil, recede)
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go again(expression, recoil, recede)
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hark back to(expression, idiom, recoil, recede)
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jump back(expression, withdraw, react)
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reappear(recoil, recede)
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