68 entries under recoil topic. ×

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balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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convalesce(verb, overcome, return, revive)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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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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falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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get better(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
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get in shape(verb, expression, idiom, overcome, return)
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get well(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
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heal(verb, overcome, return, revive)
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hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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make a comeback(verb, expression, idiom, overcome, return)
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mend(verb, overcome, return, revive)
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overcome(verb, return, revive, ricochet)
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pick up(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
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