2
demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
fall back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
fawn(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
2
feel pain(expression, idiom, physical pain)
2
fret(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
grovel(verb, hide, bend, recoil, tremble)
2
hang back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
hurt(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
2
jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
2
kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
scruple(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
sit on thorns(expression, idiom, pain, physical pain)
2
stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
strain(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
2
waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
worry(verb, disturb, struggle, fuss, fret)
1
fuss(verb, fret, troubled, agonize, stew)
1
jib(verb, draw)
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