| reverse(verb, trouble, defeat, withdraw) |
| recede(verb, drop, close, part) |
| ebb(verb, drop, close, part) |
| fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close) |
| retrograde(verb, drop, close, decline) |
| retreat(verb, drop, close, part) |
| go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, drop) |
| back(verb, drop, close, decline) |
| recoil(noun, verb, move, change) |
| retire(verb, drop, close, decline) |
| retrocede(verb, drop, close, decline) |
| withdraw(verb, part, separate, remove) |
| backtrack(verb, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| flee(verb, withdraw, leave, recoil) |
| give ground(verb, expression, part, separate) |
| move back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw) |
| pull back(verb, expression, part, separate) |
| cave in(verb, expression, drop, decline) |
| decamp(verb, part, separate, remove) |
| depart(verb, move, drop, close) |