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shrink away(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shrink back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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step back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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think about(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think twice(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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turn away(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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turn tail(retreat, recoil, recede)
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angle away(spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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angle off(spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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beat it(retreat, recoil, recede)
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blink at(spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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bounce back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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cave in(retreat, recoil, recede)
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change direction(verb, move, change, bear)
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circle back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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come again(retreat, recoil, recede)
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come back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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depart from(spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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deviate from(spiraled, spiralled, incurvated)
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