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avoid(go, start, worry, withdraw)
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crouch(start, worry, avoid, hide)
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quaver(noun, upset, disturb, worry)
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retreat(go, remove, start, withdraw)
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shiver(noun, move, upset, disturb)
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quiver(noun, move, upset, disturb)
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blink(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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boggle(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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bound(shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
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crawl(recoil, shrink, quiver, squat)
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dodge(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, recoil)
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duck(noun, start, withdraw, retreat)
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fall back(expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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pull back(expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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reel(upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
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shrink back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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skulk(hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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slink(recoil, cringe, flinch, cowardice)
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sneak(hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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truckle(hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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