• to lay down on a charge
• to lay down on a charge
• unsaid, withdrew, withrawn
• to bug out, to fall back, to flinch, to give ground, to lose ground, to pull back, to recede, to recess, to recoil, to retire, to retreat, to retrograde, to scuttle, to shut up shop, to step aside, to take the back track, to withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn
• cancellation, recantation, repeal, retraction, revocation
• recluse, reclusive, sequestered, solitary
• stand-off, stand-offish, withdrawn