| retract |
| blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat) |
| hang back(verb, expression, follow, pull, hesitate) |
| pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat) |
| recoil(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) |
| avoid(retreat, recoil, recede) |
| blink(withdraw, retreat, react) |
| cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| dodge(withdraw, retreat, react) |
| duck(withdraw, retreat, react) |
| evade(retreat, recoil, recede) |
| fall back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick) |
| flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| quail(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) |
| reel(withdraw, retreat, recoil, recede, react) |
| retreat(verb, withdraw, return, dodge, recoil) |
| shrink(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) |
| start(withdraw, retreat, react) |
| swerve(withdraw, retreat, react) |