166 entries under retreat topic. ×

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depart(verb, drop, close, go, part)
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retrocede(verb, move, drop, close, go)
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sink(verb, stop, drop, close, go)
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decrease(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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lessen(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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fade(verb, stop, drop, close, go)
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go away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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drop(verb, close, decline, fall, withdraw)
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retract(verb, move, drop, close, decline)
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retrogress(verb, move, drop, close, decline)
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taper(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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reduce(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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close(verb, drop, end, decline, reduce)
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go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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peter out(verb, expression, stop, end, reduce)
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leave(verb, go, remove, withdraw, abandon)
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revert(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
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back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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back up(verb, expression, withdraw, return)
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backtrack(verb, go, decline, withdraw, leave)
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