chicken out

verb 0.712

grow cold

verb 0.656

blow hot and cold

verb 0.595

fight shy

verb 0.587

shrink back

verb 0.578

fight shy of

verb 0.571

lose heart

verb 0.571

take cold

verb 0.570

shy away

verb 0.569

wrong-foot

verb 0.556

flinch

verb 0.554

catch a cold

verb 0.552

walk on eggshells

verb 0.548

cool off

verb 0.547

fear

verb 0.543

hesitate

verb 0.541

run scared

verb 0.540

blew hot and cold

verb 0.539

cold-shoulder

verb 0.539

put the wind up

verb 0.538

freak out

verb 0.536

frighten the horses

verb 0.536

shudder

verb 0.536

shiver

verb 0.531

hotfoot it

verb 0.530

falter

verb 0.530

freeze up

verb 0.530

back down

verb 0.530

hotfoot

verb 0.529

flake out

verb 0.529

cold shoulder

verb 0.528

run for the hills

verb 0.528

show the white feather

verb 0.525

fall back

verb 0.523

creep out

verb 0.520

run away

verb 0.518

pussyfoot

verb 0.518

quail

verb 0.516

cop out

verb 0.515

shilly-shally

verb 0.514

give up the ghost

verb 0.513

put off

verb 0.513

back out

verb 0.511

beat feet

verb 0.510

fall out of love

verb 0.506

call off the dogs

verb 0.505

lose patience

verb 0.503

shook off

verb 0.502

back off

verb 0.501

scare

verb 0.501

frighten

verb 0.501

tremble

verb 0.501