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113 entries under retreat topic. ×

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shirk(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, return)
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spring(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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start(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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step back(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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stick(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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withdraw(verb, go, leave, abandon, return)
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back up(expression, recoil, recede)
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bounce back(expression, recoil, recede)
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circle back(expression, recoil, recede)
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come again(expression, recoil, recede)
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come back(expression, recoil, recede)
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demur(withdraw, hesitate, balk, react)
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double back(expression, recoil, recede)
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go again(expression, recoil, recede)
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