185 entries under retreat topic. ×

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fade(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
10
avoid(verb, go, start, worry, withdraw)
10
subside(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
9
hesitate(verb, withdraw, fear, pause)
9
retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
8
falter(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid)
8
weaken(verb, drop, go, cut, decline)
7
balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw)
7
demur(verb, stop, withdraw, pause)
7
drop(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
7
shudder(verb, move, worry, withdraw, avoid)
6
blink(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
6
dodge(verb, withdraw, avoid, hesitate)
6
fall(verb, drop, go, cut, decline)
6
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
6
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, start)
6
swerve(verb, stop, start, withdraw)
5
duck(verb, start, withdraw, avoid)
5
fall away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline)
5
let up(verb, expression, drop, cut, decline)
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