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blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, tremble)
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recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
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reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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stick(verb, withdraw, retreat, react)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, react)
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waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, react)
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carom(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, bump)
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crawl(verb, wince)
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fawn(verb, hide, tremble, cringe)
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grovel(verb, hide, tremble, cringe)
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react(verb, turn, withdraw, return, retreat)
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back out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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buck(noun, verb, bump, shy, jump)
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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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twitch(verb, shy, jump, bound)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
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give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
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