33
cringe(verb, start, yield, hide, submit)
26
flinch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
25
shrink(verb, move, start, worry, avoid)
18
wince(verb, start, draw, hide, fear)
16
grovel(verb, yield, hide, submit, bend)
15
fawn(verb, hide, bow, flatter, serve)
15
tremble(verb, move, worry, avoid, hide)
14
crawl(verb, yield, slip, hide, submit)
14
quail(verb, move, start, worry, avoid)
13
crouch(verb, start, worry, yield, avoid)
12
recoil(verb, start, hide, retreat, shy)
11
creep(verb, yield, slip, hide, submit)
10
sneak(verb, move, slip, hide, steal)
10
bow(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
9
quake(verb, fear, shake, tremble, quaver)
9
skulk(verb, slip, hide, fear, steal)
8
huddle(verb, bend, recoil, hunch, stoop)
8
squat(verb, lower, depression, bend, stoop)
8
start(verb, worry, avoid, fear, shy)
8
truckle(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
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