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take off(verb, go, separate, withdraw)
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bow out(verb, phrasal verb, go, remove)
4
lose ground(verb, idiom, reverse, degenerate)
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move away(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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pass on(verb, move, action, act)
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sanctum sanctorum(idiom, abode, refuge)
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back up(verb, move, upset, turn)
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beat a retreat(verb, idiom, move, forward)
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check out(verb, go, remove, leave)
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crawfish out(verb, phrasal verb)
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do a bunk(verb, idiom, leave, escape)
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fade away(go, decline, withdraw, leave)
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get away(verb, phrasal verb, get, go)
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hand over(verb, phrasal verb, go, part)
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ivory tower(noun, peace, protection, shelter)
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move backwards(verb, phrasal verb)
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reel back(verb, phrasal verb, turn, retire)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, part, decline)
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shove off(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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start back(verb, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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