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cringing
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crouch(verb, start, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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decamp(retreat, recoil, recede)
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depart from(expression, spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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detouring(reoccur, spiraled, spiralled, incurvated, transpose)
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deviate from(expression, spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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disengage(retreat, recoil, recede)
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eat dirt(expression, recoil, shrink, wince)
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ebb(retreat, recoil, recede)
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elude(start, retreat, recoil, recede, cringe)
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escape(start, retreat, recoil, recede, cringe)
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eschew(start, recoil, cringe)
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evacuate(retreat, recoil, recede)
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evade(start, retreat, recoil, recede, cringe)
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evasion
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fawn(verb, tremble, shrink, cringe)
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flee(start, recoil, cringe)
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fold(retreat, recoil, recede)
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fret(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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gag(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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