118 entries under retreat topic. ×

36
recoil(noun, verb, act, feeling, start)
18
backfire(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
15
spring(noun, verb, withdraw, dodge)
14
return(noun, verb, act, feeling, turn)
14
resile(verb, withdraw, bump, dodge)
12
bounce back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, increase)
9
kick(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, return)
3
carom(verb, start, withdraw, look)
3
react(verb, turn, withdraw, return)
2
come back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, turn)
2
backtrack(recoil, recede, regression)
2
balk(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
ebb(recoil, recede, regression)
2
flinch(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
2
hesitate(verb, withdraw, dodge, recoil)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
revert(verb, act, turn, return, follow)
2
shrink(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
1
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil)
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