125 entries under recoil topic. ×

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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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quit(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stick(verb, hold, restrain, withdraw, retreat)
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tremble(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismiss, withdraw)
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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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back up(expression, retreat, recede)
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backpedal(withdraw, yield, shrink)
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bounce back(expression, retreat, recede)
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