135 entries under recoil topic. ×

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blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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cower(verb, start, retreat, tremble)
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cringe(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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demur(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause)
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depart(verb, move, change, push, return)
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double back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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fall back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
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falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
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flinch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
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hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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quail(verb, start, withdraw, return, retreat)
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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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