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pull away, move away

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

drop off, lose, fall back, fall behind

v. retreat

retreat, withdraw, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

settle, subside

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

turn, reverse, change by reversal

v. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

settle, subside

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

decline, go down

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

spring, bound, rebound, bounce, recoil, ricochet, take a hop

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

retire, withdraw

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

retreat, retrograde, go back

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

come

v. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"

pass, go by, pass by, go past, travel by

v. pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

pass, work, airt, make one's way, work one's way

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

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