3
arc(twist, bend, bow, loop, arch)
3
blench(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
3
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
bottom out(expression, move, change, remove, turn)
3
bow(verb, turn, twist, bend, lean)
3
break(shift, difference, distinction, modification, disparity)
3
buckle(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
3
camber(noun, verb, turn, twist, bend)
3
cant(verb, twist, bend, lean, incline)
3
careen(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
career
3
contract
3
cringe(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
3
curl(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
3
departure(noun, difference, distinction, disparity)
3
divagate(verb, turn, shift, depart, swing)
3
duck(verb, move, cut, start, withdraw)
3
equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
3
flee(verb, start, recoil, cringe)
3
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
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