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keep apart(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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lose courage(verb, worry, avoid, fuss)
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lose edge(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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narrow down(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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press together(close, restrict, crowd, concentrate)
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pull out(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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reel back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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scale down(verb, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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shrink back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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slack off(verb, drop, cut, decline)
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start back(verb, go, remove, withdraw)
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wear down(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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wind down(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
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about the bush
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absent oneself(verb, go, remove, leave)
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avoid the limelight
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back down(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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back off(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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bail out(go, remove, leave, draw)
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