2
scruple(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
shoot
2
squinch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
start back(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
2
thrill
2
tingle
2
twitch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
ache
1
achromatize(verb, dull, disappear, dim, dissolve)
1
agonise
1
agonize
1
ail
1
anguish
1
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
back off(verb, expression, shy, hesitate, recoil)
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