| blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| fear(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress) |
| jump(noun, verb, start, shy, recoil) |
| duck(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide) |
| elude(verb, start, shy, recoil, cringe) |
| escape(verb, start, shy, recoil, cringe) |
| eschew(verb, start, shy, recoil, cringe) |
| evade(verb, start, shy, hesitate, recoil) |
| fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil, cringe) |
| shrink from |
| shun(verb, start, worry, avoid, shy) |
| swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat) |
| boggle(verb, recoil, cringe) |
| dodge(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate, recoil) |
| flee(verb, start, shy, recoil, cringe) |
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat) |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat) |