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make quick exit(idiom, get, leave, blow)
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make tracks(get, leave, blow, depart)
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make vacant(go, part, separate, remove)
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move backward(verb, idiom, withdraw, reverse)
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opt out(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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outward flow(noun, drop, decrease, wane)
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passive resistance(noun, restraint, diversion, evasion)
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peter out(verb, go, withdraw, abandon)
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petering out(noun, drop, decrease, wane)
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phase out(go, leave, draw, blow)
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place of refuge
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pull in(withdraw, back, eliminate, deny)
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reel in(withdraw, back, eliminate, deny)
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regression decline(drop, decrease, wane)
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retrace steps(turn, retire, recoil, recede)
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roof over head(noun, idiom, cover, protection)
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rule out(withdraw, back, eliminate, deny)
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running away(break, escape, abandonment, evasion)
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running out on(idiom, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
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setting forth(escape, exit, parting, leaving)
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