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hang back(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
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knuckle under(verb, phrasal verb, give, surrender)
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leave no trace(idiom, go, withdraw, leave)
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melt away(go, decline, withdraw, leave)
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pass away(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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run along(verb, go, part, separate)
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safe place(noun, peace, protection, shelter)
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shrink back(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
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shy away(verb, start, withdraw, return)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, react)
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take leave(verb, go, advance, remove)
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vanish cease(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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turn back(verb, phrasal verb, upset, decline)
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back out of(idiom, withdraw, back, deny)
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back pedal(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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bail out(verb, go, leave, draw)
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beat a hasty retreat(idiom, get, leave, blow)
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beg off(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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bounce back(turn, retire, recoil, recede)
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bow to(verb, go, open, fail)
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