120 entries under recede topic. ×

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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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retrograde(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
3
slacken(verb, drop, go, cut, decline)
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back(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
2
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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close(verb, drop, decline, reduce, withdraw)
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degenerate(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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depart(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
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disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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elude(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
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escape(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
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fade away(verb, expression, drop, decline, reduce)
2
give ground(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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go(verb, open, remove, withdraw, fail)
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go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
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keep aloof(expression, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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keep apart(expression, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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moderate(verb, control, cut, check, decline)
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pull out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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