| Fawn |
| QUAIL |
| Wince |
| Cower |
| Shrink |
| Flinch |
| Recoil |
| 'Ouch!' |
| Draw back |
| Show fright |
| Recoil in fear |
| Shrink in fear |
| Draw back in fear |
| React with fright |
| Recoil in distaste |
| Show fear, in a way |
| Draw back in fright |
| Draw back in horror |
| Display discomfiture |
| [That's a sore subject] |
| Show submission or fear |
| React to an awkward moment |
| React to an embarrassing act |
| Reaction to an awkward moment |
| [That makes me so uncomfortable] |
| React to a Ricky Gervais bit, perhaps |