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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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withdraw(verb, retreat, hesitate, tremble, balk)
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back away(expression, withdraw, retreat, react)
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baulk
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cringing
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demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate, balk)
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flinching
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give
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jump back(expression, withdraw, retreat, react)
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move back(expression, withdraw, retreat, react)
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recede
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receding
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regressing
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retreat(withdraw, react)
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retreating
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shrink back(expression, withdraw, retreat, react, stickling)
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shrinking
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shrunk
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stand back(verb, phrasal verb)
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stickling(tremble, blink, reel, resile)
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