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resile(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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retire(start, return, retreat, recoil)
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retrace(move, change, push, return)
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return(move, change, push, twist)
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revert(move, change, push, return)
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scruple(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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shake(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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sheer(move, change, push, return)
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shirk(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrink away(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shrink back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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shudder(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shunt(move, change, push, return)
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sidetrack(move, change, push, return)
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spring(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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start(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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step back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stick(withdraw, follow, retreat, pause)
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stickle(withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
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subvert(move, change, push, return)
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