166 entries under return topic. ×

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lose ground(verb, expression, reverse, relapse)
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recoil(noun, verb, move, go, change)
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recur(verb, retreat, degenerate, recede)
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retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
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retrocede(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
4
turn(verb, move, change, bear)
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withdraw(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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about-face(noun, verb, move, change, defeat)
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backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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give ground(verb, expression, go, part, separate)
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move back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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pull back(verb, expression, go, part, separate)
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throw back(verb, expression, degenerate, react)
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back up(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat)
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capsize(verb, move, drop, change, decline)
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cave in(verb, expression, drop, go, decline)
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change(verb, move, push, twist)
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decamp(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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depart(verb, move, drop, close, go)
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draw back(verb, expression, drop, close, go)
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