9
skedaddle(verb, get, leave, rush, speed)
8
quit(verb, go, advance, remove, start)
8
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
8
beat it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, advance)
8
hide-out(noun, hole, niche)
8
lair(noun, break, place, hole, dump)
8
sanctum(noun, shelter, hole, refuge, harbor)
7
avoidance(noun, break, escape, freedom, departure)
7
backtrack(verb, move, upset, go, decline)
7
covert(noun, break, cover, attack, peace)
7
crawfish(verb, recoil, shrink, regression)
7
draw(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
7
flinch(verb, start, withdraw, shy, dodge)
7
give ground(verb, expression, idiom, move, go)
7
harbour(noun, refuge)
7
hermitage(noun, order, cover, peace, protection)
7
protection(noun, cover, attack, screen, shelter)
7
remove(verb, go, part, advance, separate)
7
revert(verb, upset, decline, turn, return)
7
surrender(verb, go, part, separate, open)
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