2
flutter(verb, upset, disturb, fear, shake)
2
fowl
2
gal
2
girl
2
give ground(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
2
goose(noun, duck, chicken, sandpiper, plover)
2
grouse(noun, duck, chicken)
2
grovel(verb, hide, bend, recoil, tremble)
2
hang back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
have qualms(verb, expression, worry, avoid, fuss)
2
hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
jerk(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, retreat)
2
keep aloof(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
2
keep apart(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
2
kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
lass
2
maid
2
pigeon(noun, duck, chicken, sandpiper, plover)
2
reel back(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
2
resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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