| duck(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil, avoidance) |
| recede(verb, start, recoil, avoidance, cringe) |
| shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
| white |
| avoid(start, recoil, cringe) |
| balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| boggle(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| decolor(dull, white, lighten, whitewash, tint) |
| demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| etiolate(verb, dull, dissolve, white, lighten) |
| evade(start, recoil, cringe) |
| fall back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil) |
| lighten(verb, dull, white, whitewash, tint) |
| pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
| quiver(noun, verb, recoil, shrink, flinch) |
| reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| retreat(verb, start, withdraw, shy, dodge) |