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agonize(upset, trouble, bother, cause)
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crouch(start, hide, fear, bend)
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hesitate(withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge)
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retreat(noun, start, withdraw, dodge)
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tremble(noun, feeling, withdraw, hide)
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twitch(shy, recoil, jump, bound)
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withdraw(start, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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bound(shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
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chafe(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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distort(twist, impair, bend, recoil)
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grimace
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have qualms(expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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hog(twist, deform, distorting, warping)
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quiver(feeling, shake, recoil, tremble)
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retract
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shrink back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shrivel(twist, deform, distorting, warping)
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skulk(hide, fear, recoil, tremble)
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spring(withdraw, twist, retreat, shy)
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swerve(start, withdraw, draw, retreat)
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