1
retreat(verb, start, shy, recoil, balk)
1
revere(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
1
salaam(verb, bow, stoop, kneel)
1
scarer
1
scrooch down(verb, expression, bend, stoop, squat)
1
scrouch down
1
secrete(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
1
show
1
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil, cringe)
1
shudder(verb, move, worry, avoid, shake)
1
shun(verb, start, worry, avoid, fuss)
1
sit(depression, bend, crouch)
1
slip(verb, hide, steal, evade, slick)
1
sly(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
1
smuggle(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
1
snivel(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
1
snook(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
1
snow(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
1
snuggle
1
soft-soap(verb, tempt, court, beg, kowtow)
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