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| quake(withdraw, retreat, tremble, shrink) | |
| recede(go, remove, start, withdraw) | |
| reel(go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| scruple(cringe, flinch, unwillingness) | |
| shrink back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return) | |
| shudder(noun, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| stick(withdraw, retreat, shrink, react) | |
| stickle(withdraw, retreat, shrink, react) | |
| waver(withdraw, retreat, shrink, react) | |
| abjure(go, remove, leave, draw) | |
| abstain(avoid, escape, dodge, evade) | |
| avert(avoid, escape, dodge, evade) | |
| bypass(reject, avoid, escape, dodge) | |
| carom(start, withdraw, retreat, bump) | |
| circumvent(avoid, escape, dodge, evade) | |
| crawl(shrink, wince) | |
| echo(noun, act, feeling, return) | |
| elude(go, start, withdraw, leave) | |
| fawn(hide, tremble, shrink, cringe) | |
| grovel(hide, tremble, shrink, cringe) |
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