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106 entries under expression topic. ×

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sea of flames
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sheet of fire
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shrink away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shy away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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snappy comeback(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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start anew(verb, overcome, return, revive)
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step back(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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talk back(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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turn away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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turn back(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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adverse reaction(reaction, repercussion)
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aerial water bombardment(idiom, insulation, fire extinction)
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arc back(verb, phrasal verb)
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back away(withdraw, retreat, react)
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back wrong horse(idiom, fail, founder)
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become upset(verb, excited, blaze, explode)
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boil over(verb, excited, blaze, explode)
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burn down(verb, phrasal verb)
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burst out(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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cast out(verb, excited, blaze, explode)
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