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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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regress
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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retire
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shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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tremble(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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