187 entries under retreat topic. ×
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, hesitate, falter) | |
| return(noun, verb, move, act, change) | |
| blink(verb, start, withdraw, shrink) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) | |
| shake(verb, withdraw, escape, dodge) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change) | |
| swerve(verb, move, change, start, withdraw) | |
| avoid(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave) | |
| fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) | |
| jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return) | |
| tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, dodge) | |
| escape(noun, verb, go, start, withdraw) | |
| evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave) | |
| retire(verb, go, remove, start, turn) | |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape) | |
| back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| blanch(verb, start, withdraw, shy) | |
| bounce back(verb, expression, act, turn, return) |
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