臨陣退縮

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet

to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

just before the battle / to approach the front line

disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration

to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw

to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline

to shrink back / to cower

to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]