5
sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
5
skip(noun, verb, avoid, escape, dodge)
4
abomination(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hate)
4
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
4
bounce back(verb, expression, act, turn, return)
4
counteraction(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
4
detestation(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hate)
4
disgust(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hate)
4
feedback(noun, feeling, return, influence, attitude)
4
fly back(expression, bump, jump, bound, spring)
4
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance, cringe)
4
hate(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, disgust)
4
hatred(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hate)
4
hesitation(noun, withdrawal, shrinking, unwillingness)
4
loathing(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hate)
4
parry(noun, restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion)
4
quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, tremble, shrink)
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