185 entries under retreat topic. ×

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kick(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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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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quake(verb, withdraw, shake, dodge)
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reel back(expression, recoil, recede)
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resile(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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return(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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revert(verb, drop, fall, fail, diminish)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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start back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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vacate(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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waver(verb, move, withdraw, shake)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
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abjure(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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absent oneself(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
1
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
1
backfire(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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