86 entries under balk topic. ×

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withdraw(verb, move, action, act, go)
15
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, action)
6
recoil(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
3
balance(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
3
demur(verb, stop, withdraw, abandon, yield)
3
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
3
quail(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
3
shrink(verb, stop, go, remove, withdraw)
3
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
swerve(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause)
2
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, recoil, falter)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
debate(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
2
dodge(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, recoil, tremble)
2
duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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