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rejuvenate(overcome, return, revive, recoil)
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return to form(expression, idiom, overcome, return)
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reverberate
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revert(act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
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revive(overcome, return, recoil, ricochet)
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rupture(collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
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save
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secure
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shake(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shatter(collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
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shirk(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shiver(collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
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shrink(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shudder(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shy away(expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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split(collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
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start(noun, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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start anew(expression, overcome, return, revive)
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step back(expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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