66 entries under return topic. ×

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recoil(verb, move, change, start, withdraw)
4
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw)
3
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
swerve(verb, move, stop, change, start)
2
alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
2
retreat(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
2
withdraw(verb, start, retreat, dodge)
1
about-face(verb, move, change, push)
1
aim(verb, move, change, push)
1
alter(verb, move, change, push)
1
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, retreat)
1
backslide(verb, move, change, push)
1
call off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
1
capsize(verb, move, change, push)
1
change(verb, move, push, twist)
1
change position(verb, expression, move, change, push)
1
convert(verb, move, change, push)
1
depart(verb, move, change, push)
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