Roleset retreat.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "run away!":

Roles:

ArgA:causal agent


Arg0:retreater


Arg1:scary thing

Examples:

transitive (-)
According to Salomon Brothers' ``stub'' stock index of 20 companies whose debt is giant compared with shareholder equity, investors are already beginning *trace* to retreat from shares of debt-laden companies.
Arg0:	*trace* -> investors
REL:	retreat
Arg1-from:	shares of debt-laden companies




with causal agent (-)
John retreated his toy knights from the deadly bunny rabbit.
ArgA:	John
REL:	retreated
Arg0:	his toy knights
Arg1-from:	the deadly bunny rabbit

Name that movie reference! I'm pretty sure this is grammatical, but it will probably never appear.

Roleset retreat.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "quantifiable downward movement":

Roles:

Arg1:thing moving downward


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

clear (-)
Other stocks hurt by earnings-related selling included Tandy, which dropped 1 3/8 to 44, and Eaton, which *trace* retreated 2 1/2 to 57 1/2.
Arg1:	*trace* -> which -> Eaton
REL:	retreated
Arg2-EXT:	2 1/2
Arg4-to:	57 1/2




somewhat ambiguous (-)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 41.60 to 2645.08 even though some late selling caused the market to retreat from session highs.
Arg1:	the market
REL:	retreat
Arg3-from:	from session highs

It can be very difficult to distinguish between these two senses, but it's crucial that you do so.