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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
back away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
1
fade
1
jib
1
sheer off
1
shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, follow)
1
sidestep
1
stick(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, trail, linger)
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turn aside
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withdraw(verb, return, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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abandon(retreat, recoil, recede)
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abjure
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back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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back down(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
0
back off(verb, expression, return, retreat, recoil)
0
back out(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
0
back up(expression, retreat, recoil, recede)
0
backfire(withdraw, retreat, react)
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backtrack(retreat, recoil, recede)
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balk(withdraw, retreat, react)
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