| beat a retreat(verb, expression, idiom, move, forward) |
| blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| blow(verb, move, act, movement, trip) |
| boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, recoil, falter) |
| bow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) |
| box up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| bridle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline) |
| choke back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| cool(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| crack down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| crawfish out |
| cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| curtail(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| debar(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| debate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| decamp(verb, go, part, separate, remove) |
| delimit(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| deny oneself(expression, go, part, separate, remove) |