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499 entries under verb topic. ×
| back pedal(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield) | |
| backfire(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) | |
| be loath(stick, pause, shy, hesitate) | |
| be reluctant(stop, stick, object, doubt) | |
| be remiss(disregard, ignore, snub, overlook) | |
| beat around bush(expression, idiom, decline, avoid) | |
| beat down(expression, cross, frustrate, blank) | |
| befuddle(baffle, throw, confound, puzzle) | |
| beg off(expression, reject, withdraw, abandon) | |
| beg the question(expression, idiom, decline, avoid) | |
| bewilder(disturb, agitate, frustrate, baffle) | |
| blanch(start, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| blank(cross, frustrate, thwart, baffle) | |
| blench(start, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| blink(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| bog(check, delay, hinder, lessen) | |
| bog down(expression, check, delay, hinder) | |
| bollix(stop, halt, curb, prevent) | |
| bottle up(expression, quiet, restrain, curb) | |
| brake(check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
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