retreat, disappear, decompress, quiet oneself, excuse oneself, bow out, slink back, back up/off, untangle, disentangle, unknot, extricate oneself, remove oneself, disengage, unsnarl, control (one's level of engagement), simmer down, cool down, chill (out), take a chill pill, hang loose, stay loose, untwist, sequester, remain silent, withdraw, detach
negotiate, bargain, object, subdue, forestall, reason, win over, soften one's tone, assuage, de-escalate, stand up for, counter, charm, lower one's voice, sympathize, agree, appeal to, defuse, talk (one's way out of), threaten (to press charges), quiet one's voice, talk someone down, mirror (someone's desires/concerns), modulate (the voice), avert (an argument), join someone in their reality, disavow
bump, jerk, drag, schlep, trundle, slide, bend, sag, falter, slog through, trudge, totter, grunt, crawl, lurch, pant, plod along, slip, worm one's way, stumble, weave, drift, waver, weaken, stagger, weigh down, tumble, reel, fall, pause, lean on, manage to, exhaust, tire, weary, shuffle, push through, trip, buckle (at the knees), lag behind, fall behind, straggle, trek, tramp, limp, hobble, slosh through, stoop (under a load), strain under, inch along, trail behind, shamble, favor (one leg)
stoop, duck, break free, worm one's way, scramble, cross, detour, deviate, manage to, avoid, slip through/around, backtrack, pick one's way, make one's way, circle back, circumvent, work one's way, barge through, jump over/around, hop over, step over/around, circle around, crawl under/around, slog through (mud/slush), hurry through (a dark alley), slip (on ice), slide over (ice), cross the street
schlep, turn toward, slog through, chase, plod along, tread, cover, cut across, thread through, explore, progress, hike, end up, make one's way, make headway, inch, trek, backpack, tramp, blaze (a trail), traipse, cross (bridge/border), lumber, slosh through, roam over (the hills), follow (a trail), set foot in
scoot, split, skip, bolt, skedaddle, retreat, vanish, disappear, take off, abscond, skip town, flee, dash, escape, duck out, vamoose, turn tail, run away/off, run for it, cut out, scram, break free/out, slip away, cut and run, beat it, make a getaway, take to one's heels, take flight, head for the hills, get away
tear, belt, pelt, drive, boost, fly, skitter, scurry, chase, dart, race, run, scramble, scamper, scuttle, pursue, streak, gain momentum, zip, zoom, dash, hurry, rush, speed up, quicken, surge, hightail it, press on, hasten, sprint, race-walk, gather speed, run after, hotfoot it, break into a run, make haste, move it, step it, get moving, shake a leg, push oneself, turn tail, rush around
pelt, scoot, fly, scatter, sweat, perspire, charge, dart, gallop, lope, pace, race, pant, run, stampede, scramble, scamper, skedaddle, bound, zip, burst, hustle, dash, hurry, speed, rush, huff, quicken, bustle, barge, whip, barrel, gasp, hightail it, hurtle, hasten, time, sprint, glisten with sweat, whiz, veer, jog, hoof-tail it, hotfoot it, rush around
divert, slide, wind, float, glide, roam, amble, slip, creep along, wind (along a narrow road), have a look (at a town), take a stroll, take a walk, take in (one's surroundings), drift, flow, lag, troll, dally, dawdle, stray, savor, linger, loiter, end up, wander, rove, creep, tarry, meander, stroll, promenade, mosey, sightsee, journey, get lost, saunter, travel, wind (down curvy streets), lose one's way, round (the corner), go
smash, mash, thump, pound, squash, flatten, crush, clack, scale, strut, click, troop, stomp, lope, prance, pace, stamp, clomp, trample, tread, clamber, scuttle, splash, swagger, dash, hike, step on, barge, barrel, ring out, stride, romp, press on, march, trek, tramp, clatter, clump, tromp, splosh, slop through, swing (one's arms), tear around/through, knock over/down, crunch (leaves underfoot), power-walk, go, rush around
trundle, slide, buck, trudge, pad, stir, clack, hop, flit, leap, strut, jump, skip, totter, skitter, glide, click, troop, roam, caper, frolic, slink, lope, prance, pace, gambol, tread, edge, clamber, scuttle, skulk, steal, swaddle, weave, undulate, file in, swagger, sneak, tiptoe, sidle, sway, dance around, step back, hike, shuffle, trip, stride, romp, sashay, toddle, march, inch, trek, stroll, clatter, traipse, mosey, saunter, toe, ease one's way, lollop, lumber, jaunt, limp, hobble, shamble, sail out into, go, rush around