46 entries under retreat topic. ×

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cower(verb, start, yield, hide, submit)
22
wince(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
21
shrink(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
16
flinch(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
12
recoil(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
8
quail(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide)
8
blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide)
8
tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, fear)
8
start(noun, verb, withdraw, draw, approach)
6
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
5
dodge(verb, withdraw, recoil, shrink)
5
duck(verb, start, withdraw, shy)
4
withdraw(verb, start, dodge, hesitate)
3
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
2
blink(verb, start, withdraw, dodge)
2
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, dodge)
2
reel(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
resile(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
2
swerve(verb, start, withdraw, shy)
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