15
go(verb, move, act, part, movement)
15
recoil(noun, verb, go, remove, start)
15
departure(noun, break, restraint, escape, freedom)
15
ebb(noun, verb, move, drop, close)
14
back(verb, move, action, upset, drop)
14
decamp(verb, get, go, part, advance)
14
move back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, act)
14
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, act)
13
abandon(verb, go, advance, remove, start)
13
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
13
go away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
13
resort(noun, verb, move, act, place)
13
run(verb, move, action, act, go)
12
privacy(noun, quiet, space, peace, separation)
12
retrograde(verb, move, drop, act, close)
12
shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
12
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
12
den(noun, place, cover, peace, protection)
12
seclusion(noun, quiet, space, peace, separation)
12
solitude(noun, quiet, space, peace, separation)
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