133 entries under retreat topic. ×

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begin(verb, form, state, make, go)
51
initiate(verb, form, act, make, go)
27
spring(noun, verb, action, go, set)
19
flinch(noun, verb, worry, withdraw, draw)
18
get going(verb, expression, idiom, form, make)
16
depart(verb, move, go, advance, open)
16
recoil(noun, verb, withdraw, draw, approach)
16
wince(verb, withdraw, draw, twist, approach)
15
jerk(noun, verb, action, upset, drop)
15
go(verb, move, advance, remove, pass)
15
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, advance)
15
set out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
14
shrink(verb, worry, withdraw, draw, twist)
13
get under way(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, go)
11
leave(verb, go, advance, remove, pass)
11
blench(verb, withdraw, draw, approach)
11
quail(verb, worry, withdraw, draw, avoid)
10
part(verb, move, go, advance, remove)
10
start out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, advance)
10
take off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
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