7
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
7
shake(verb, withdraw, escape, retreat, dodge)
7
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
7
swerve(verb, move, change, start, withdraw)
6
avoid(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
6
avoidance(noun, entertainment, relaxation, diversion, recession)
6
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
6
jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
6
take a hop(verb, expression, idiom)
6
tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, retreat, dodge)
5
escape(noun, verb, go, start, withdraw)
5
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
5
hop(noun, verb, bump, jump, bound)
5
kickback(noun, feeling, return, influence, attitude)
5
leap(noun, verb, bump, shy, jump)
5
reaction(noun, return, influence, effect, answer)
5
rebuff(noun, verb)
5
retire(verb, go, remove, start, turn)
5
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape)
5
shrink from(expression, escape, dodge, hesitate, evade)
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