Face and Withdrawing

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Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.

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Withdrawing is an antonym for face.

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

Definitions of Face not found.

Face is an antonym for withdrawing.

Nearby Words: withdraw, withdrawn, withdrawal, withdrawable

Gao-ran says his men are overextended in the face of the Mantid attack and suggests withdrawing to the Serpent's Spine.

Source: With Due Respect
The Japanese could not carry on military operations without such things and withdrawing would lose face.

Source: Useful Notes / Katanas of the Rising Sun

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