187 entries under retreat topic. ×

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admit(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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back(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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back pedal(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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back up(expression, turn, retire, recede)
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backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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beg off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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blow(noun, verb, go, remove, leave)
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book(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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cancel(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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cave in(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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check out(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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circle back(expression, turn, retire, recede)
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circumvention(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion)
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come again(expression, turn, retire, recede)
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come back(expression, turn, return, retire)
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cop out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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decamp(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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dodging(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion)
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