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fall off again(idiom, relapse)
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give back(withdraw, retreat)
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go again(retreat, recoil, recede)
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go backward
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go in reverse
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go off(decay, decompose, putrefy)
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gobe worse(idiom, deterioration)
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hark back to(idiom, retreat, recoil, recede)
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motion in reverse(idiom, regression)
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move away(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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reel back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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retrace steps(retreat, recoil, recede)
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retrograde motion(idiom, regression)
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run away(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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shrink back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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shy away(retreat, recoil, recede)
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waste away(verb, phrasal verb, decline, stain)
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