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peter out(verb, decrease, lessen, retreat)
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pull in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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pull out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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reel in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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rule out(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, decline, withdraw)
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start back(verb, go, decline, withdraw)
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subside decline(drop, decrease, lessen, retreat)
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take back(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
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take in(withdraw, back, deny, retreat)
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turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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widen the distance
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withdraw diminish(reduce, withdraw, diminish, decrease)
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back up(retreat, recoil, recede)
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bounce back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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circle back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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come again(retreat, recoil, recede)
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double back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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draw away(withdraw, retreat, ebb)
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drop astern(idiom, regression)
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