leaving (n.)
- abandonment
- absence
- absenteeism
- cessation
- cut
- decampment
- default
- departure
- desuetude
- disappearance
- disuse
- egress
- escape
- evacuation
- exit
- exodus
- flight
- forsaking
- furlough
- getaway
- going
- hegira
- holiday
- hooky
- leave
- nonappearance
- nonattendance
- parting
- passing
- removal
- retirement
- retreat
- truancy
- vacation
- walkout
- withdrawal
But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on,
Leaving no tract behind.
Nothing in his life
Became him like the leaving it; he died
As one that had been studied in his death
To throw away the dearest thing he owed,
As 't were a careless trifle.
