Kill
Withdraw
Withdraw verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Tracker Cole does not kill; he just incapicates the human long enough to withdraw the life force from the body.
Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill -
He never really intends to kill them, and would have found ways to withdraw the orders at the last minutes, though they don't know that.
Source: Offing the Offspring - He is not allowed to kill Lord El-Melloi or his fiancée, and El-Melloi must order Lancer to commit suicide and withdraw from the Grail War.
Source: Exact Words / Literature
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