125 entries under recoil topic. ×

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quail(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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regress(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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retrocede(verb, go, decline, withdraw, leave)
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run(verb, move, act, go, movement)
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shrink(verb, stop, go, remove, withdraw)
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shrink back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
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start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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swerve(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause)
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avoid(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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backtrack(verb, go, decline, withdraw, leave)
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balk(verb, stop, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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decamp(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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