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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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death fire
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defend(verb, defend)
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dodge(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, tremble, balk)
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double-take(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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echo(noun, verb, act, feeling, return)
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fall flat(expression, idiom, fail, collapse, fold)
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fall short(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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feel(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
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feeling(noun, return, attitude, answer, response)
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fen fire
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fend(verb, defend)
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firebreak(insulation, fire extinction)
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flame
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flame up(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
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flare up(noun, verb, expression, collapse, excited)
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flash
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