82 entries under recede topic. ×

39
rebound(noun, verb, act, feeling, start)
27
shrink(noun, verb, act, go, remove)
14
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
13
withdraw(verb, go, remove, start, leave)
13
retreat(noun, verb, go, remove, start)
11
quail(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
8
return(noun, verb, move, act, change)
7
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
7
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
6
avoid(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
6
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
5
escape(noun, verb, go, start, withdraw)
5
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
5
retire(verb, go, remove, start, turn)
4
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
bounce back(verb, expression, act, turn, return)
4
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
4
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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