187 entries under retreat topic. ×
| rebound(noun, verb, act, feeling, start) | |
| flinch(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| shrink(noun, verb, act, go, remove) | |
| wince(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| cringe(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) | |
| start(noun, verb, withdraw, draw, approach) | |
| withdraw(verb, go, remove, start, leave) | |
| backfire(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw) | |
| kick(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, return) | |
| spring(noun, verb, withdraw, shy) | |
| resile(verb, withdraw, bump, jump) | |
| quail(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw) | |
| blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| cower(verb, start, hide, shy) | |
| dodge(noun, verb, withdraw, avoid, restraint) | |
| balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw, abandon) | |
| falter(verb, withdraw, hesitate, tremble) | |
| demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| duck(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape) |
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