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115 entries under retreat topic. ×

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blench(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
3
draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, return)
3
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, return)
3
recoil(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
avoid(recoil, recede)
2
blink(withdraw, react)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
dodge(withdraw, react)
2
duck(withdraw, react)
2
evade(recoil, recede)
2
fall back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
reel(withdraw, recoil, recede, react)
2
shrink(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
start(withdraw, react)
2
swerve(withdraw, react)
2
wince(verb, withdraw, dodge, hesitate)
1
back away(verb, expression, withdraw, return)
1
shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, follow)
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