335 entries under verb topic. ×

21
withdraw(move, action, take, act)
17
retreat(move, drop, act, close)
16
pull back(expression, phrasal verb, move, action)
16
recede(move, action, drop, act)
13
retire(move, drop, act, close)
12
recoil(go, remove, start, withdraw)
11
move back(expression, move, action, act)
10
fall back(expression, phrasal verb, move, drop)
10
shrink(drop, close, go, decline)
9
shy(start, hesitate, recoil, jump)
8
flinch(start, withdraw, hide, retreat)
7
pull away(phrasal verb, move, act, movement)
7
retract(drop, close, reduce, withdraw)
6
draw(move, action, act, movement)
6
start(withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
5
blench(start, withdraw, hide, retreat)
5
cringe(start, withdraw, hide, retreat)
5
give ground(expression, idiom, move, go)
5
pull out(expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
5
quail(go, remove, start, withdraw)
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