verb; step down at the height of the career; to leave off while the play is good; to quit while you are ahead

low tide; receding tide

to retreat; to withdraw

back off; step back

to bring down a fever

to terminate a tenancy; to cancel a lease

to resign from office; to quit working

to restitute; to compensate for / return what one has unlawfully taken

to withdraw / pull out from an election

to retire from public life

(verb) 1. Backlash; 2. Back up (a car)

(noun) Retired (from military)

(verb) Drop (in grades)

a degenerative disease [written and colloquial]

regression

know when to fold

decline

diminish

return and exchange

refund

repel

economic recession

settle for the next best

retreat

degenerate

retreat quickly

shrink back

return

refund

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