166 entries under retreat topic. ×

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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, decline, remove)
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keep apart(verb, expression, go, decline, remove)
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languish(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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lay down(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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make oneself scarce(verb, expression, idiom, go, remove)
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nig(withdraw, back, eliminate, deny)
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opt out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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pull in(expression, withdraw, back, deny)
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quail(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
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quit(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel in(expression, withdraw, back, deny)
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rule out(expression, withdraw, back, deny)
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sheathe(withdraw, back, eliminate, deny)
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shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return)
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start back(verb, expression, go, decline, remove)
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switch(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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take away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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take out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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