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reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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refuse(verb, oppose, object, protest, disagree)
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remonstrate(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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say no way(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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say not a chance(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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say nothing doing(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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sheer
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shilly-shally
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shy at
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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sideling
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stall
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stand out
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stand pat
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