stand off (?.)

• bear off
• decline
• die away
• diminish
• drift away
• dwindle
• ebb
• fade
• fade away
• go
• go away
• haul off
• hold away from
• keep aloof
• keep away
• keep away from
• keep clear of
• maintain distance
• move away
• move off
• pull away
• put off
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• retrocede
• run from
• sail away from
• shove off
• shrink
• sink
• stand aloof
• stand clear of
• stand from
• steer away from
• steer clear of
• wane
• widen the distance
• withdraw