| reel back | |
| resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) | |
| ricochet | |
| scorch(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) | |
| shake(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, retreat) | |
| sheer | |
| sheer off | |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake) | |
| shy at | |
| shy away(verb, expression, start, withdraw, retreat) | |
| sidestep | |
| sidestepping | |
| sing the blues(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, worry) | |
| squirm(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive) | |
| start aside | |
| start back | |
| step back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| stew(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
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