69 entries under recoil topic. ×

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pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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quail(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, retreat)
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return(noun, rebound)
2
spring(noun, verb, drop, take, withdraw)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
balk(noun, verb, upset, withdraw, blow)
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blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
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blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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bound(noun, verb, drop, take, rise)
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carom(verb, hit, withdraw, strike, retreat)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, rock, pitch)
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hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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leap(noun, verb, drop, take, fall)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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rebound(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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