1
wind(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
1
wither
1
worry(verb, avoid, fuss, fret, anticipate)
1
writhe
0
abate
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abbreviate
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adulation
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agonize(worry, fret)
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alarm
0
apple-polish(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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apple polish(expression, hide, recoil)
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approach
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atrophies
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atrophying
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avoiding
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back down(verb, phrasal verb)
0
balking
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baulk
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be a coward(expression, idiom, cowardice)
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be afraid of
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