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abstaining(verb, avoiding)
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affected
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against(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse)
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agitated(anxious, shy, worried, tense, afraid)
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averting(verb, avoiding)
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avoiding(verb, avoiding)
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awkward
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balking(verb, hesitating)
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base(weak, spineless, gutless)
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begrudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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blank
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blinking(verb, flinching)
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blushing(shy, timid, diffident)
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bobbing(verb, diminishing)
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boggle
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boggling
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bottled up(expression, adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable)
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bypassing(verb, avoiding)
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caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless)
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