Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase took a step back.
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1. receded
 2. retreated
3. withdrew
4. backed away
5. stepped back
6. amand
7. errand
8. leave
9. stand aside
10. stand back
 11. stand down
12. turn in
13. adjourn
14. back off
15. deport
16. hand-off
17. lay aside
18. let
19. let go
20. mittimus
 21. pass off
22. pull back
23. put aside
24. quit
25. step aside
26. step down
27. turn over
28. withdraw
29. abandon ship
30. deposit
 31. dispatch
32. dispatching
33. dispose of
34. fall back
35. fight back
36. forgo
37. furlough
38. give out
39. lay up
40. leave behind

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