| crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide) |
| elude(verb, start, recoil, cringe) |
| escape(verb, start, recoil, cringe) |
| eschew(verb, start, recoil, cringe) |
| evade(verb, start, hesitate, recoil) |
| shun(verb, start, worry, avoid) |
| swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat) |
| flee(verb, start, recoil, cringe) |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat) |
| spring(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat) |
| bounce(verb, recoil, jump, bound) |
| bound(verb, recoil, jump, shrink) |
| jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat) |
| startle(verb, start, recoil, jump) |
| back off(verb, expression, retreat, hesitate) |
| twitch(noun, verb, recoil, jump) |
| bolt(verb, start, recoil, jump) |
| buck(verb, recoil, jump, bound) |
| dart(verb, recoil, jump, bound) |
| jump the gun(verb, expression, idiom, recoil) |