1
reel back
1
resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
ricochet
1
scorch(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
1
shake(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, retreat)
1
sheer
1
sheer off
1
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake)
1
shy at
1
shy away(verb, expression, start, withdraw, retreat)
1
sidestep
1
sidestepping
1
sing the blues(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, worry)
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squirm(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
1
start aside
1
start back
1
step back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
stew(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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