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avoid(retreat, recoil, recede)
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draw back(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
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evade(retreat, recoil, recede)
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fall back(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
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pull back(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
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quail(retreat, recoil, recede)
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recoil(turn, retreat, retire, recede)
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reel(retreat, recoil, recede)
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retreat(turn, retire, recoil, recede)
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shrink(retreat, recoil, recede)
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back up(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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blench
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blink
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bounce back(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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circle back(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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come again(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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come back(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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cringe
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dodge
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double back(expression, turn, retreat, retire, recoil)
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