125 entries under recoil topic. ×

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dodge(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, tremble)
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duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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ebb(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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evade(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
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go away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, part)
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go back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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hand over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, part)
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hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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keep aloof(verb, expression, go, decline, remove)
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keep apart(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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leave(verb, go, remove, withdraw, abandon)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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reel back(expression, retreat, recede)
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relinquish(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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resign(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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revert(retreat, recede)
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scruple(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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seclude oneself(verb, expression, go, part, decline)
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