4
avoid(verb, go, start, worry, withdraw)
4
crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
4
partridge(noun, duck, chicken, sandpiper, plover)
4
pheasant(noun, duck, chicken, sandpiper, plover)
4
quaver(noun, verb, upset, disturb, worry)
4
retreat(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
4
shiver(noun, verb, move, upset, disturb)
3
quiver(noun, verb, move, upset, disturb)
3
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
bobwhite
3
boggle(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
3
bound(verb, shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
3
chicken
3
crawl(verb, recoil, shrink, quiver, squat)
3
dodge(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate, recoil)
3
duck(noun, verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
3
fall back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
3
game bird(noun, bird)
3
pull back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
3
reel(verb, upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
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