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blink(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blow(move, act, movement, trip)
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boggle(pause, hesitate, recoil, falter)
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bow out(expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
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box up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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bridle(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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cave in(expression, phrasal verb, go, decline)
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choke back(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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cool(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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crack down(expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
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crawfish out
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cringe(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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curtail(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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debar(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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decamp(go, part, separate, remove)
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delimit(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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deter(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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direct(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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disengage(go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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duck(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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