1
start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
stickled
1
stop to consider(expression, idiom)
1
straddle the fence(expression, idiom)
1
strain at
1
strive for
1
struggle for
1
swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
1
take exception(verb, expression, object, protest, disagree)
1
tremble(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
vary(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
1
vie for
1
wait and see(verb, expression, idiom, object, disagree)
1
worry(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
1
wrangle(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
1
yield
0
agitation
0
alarm
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