1
fret(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, anticipate)
1
friz(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
1
frizz(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
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game
1
give place to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance)
1
go backwards(verb, phrasal verb)
1
hang off
1
have butterflies(verb, expression, worry, avoid, fuss)
1
hold off
1
jib
1
jump a mile(expression, idiom)
1
jump back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, react)
1
lose courage(verb, expression, worry, avoid, fuss)
1
make bones about(expression, idiom)
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make way for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance)
1
move(tremble, quaver, quail)
1
pause
1
pull in
1
pull out
1
pullback
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