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121 entries under retreat topic. ×

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resile(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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retire(verb, start, return, recoil)
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return(verb, move, change, push, twist)
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revert(verb, move, change, push, return)
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shake(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
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shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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spring(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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start(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
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stick(verb, withdraw, follow, pause)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, pause, dodge)
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tremble(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
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turn(verb, move, change, return, bear)
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turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
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turn tail(expression, recoil, recede)
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waver(verb, withdraw, pause, dodge)
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wince(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
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