draw back (v.)

• avoid
• blench
• blink
• cringe
• discount
• disengage
• dodge
• duck
• evade
• fade
• flinch
• funk
• jib
• quail
• recoil
• retire
• retract
• retreat
• shrink
• shy
• sidestep
• subtract
• swerve
• take
• wince
• withdraw