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move back(verb, phrasal verb, go, turn)
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opt out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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passive resistance(noun, restraint, retreat, evasion)
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phase out(go, leave, eliminate, book)
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qualm of conscience
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retrace steps(turn, retreat, retire, recede)
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return to form(verb, idiom, overcome, return)
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run along(verb, go, remove, leave)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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show distaste for
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shrink away(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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snappy comeback(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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start anew(verb, overcome, return, revive)
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steering clear of(noun, idiom, restraint, retreat)
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take a hike(verb, idiom, go, remove)
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take away(withdraw, leave, eliminate, retreat)
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take back(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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take leave(verb, go, remove, leave)
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take out(verb, go, remove, leave)
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talk back(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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