Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 43 backpedaling 38 backtracking 37 belatedly 37 backpedaled 36 outflanked 36 sidestepped 36 caused consternation 36 thin skinned 36 backpedal 35 blundered 35 flat footed 35 misjudged 34 parrying 34 grasped 34 gaffe 34 infuriated 34 backtrack 34 dismissive 34 blundering 34 reacted 34 deflected 34 conceded 33 capitulated 33 parried 33 backtracked 33 annoyed 33 distancing himself 33 flummoxed 33 reflexive 33 distanced himself 33 brushed aside 33 clumsy 33 outmaneuvered 33 retracted 33 stung 32 scotched 32 raised eyebrows 32 tone deaf 32 dithered 32 misstep 32 apoplectic 32 disconcerting 32 understood 32 amused 32 misspoke 32 prickly 32 annoyance 32 revelation 32 touchy 32 embarrassed 31 politically expedient 31 deflecting 31 ascendancy 31 jettisoned 31 embarrassing 31 defensive frailties 31 irritated 31 pivoted 31 pointedly 31 understandable 31 tripped 31 fallibility 31 hesitated 31 brusque 31 rebuke 31 latched onto 31 strident 31 broached 31 dithering 30 flap 30 embarrassment 30 nonplussed 30 undone 30 bemused 30 misinterpreted 30 incensed 30 reacted furiously 30 knee jerk reaction 30 rubber stamped 30 infuriating 30 remark 30 livid 30 flinched 30 flippant 30 discombobulated 30 mocked 30 taken aback 30 sidestepping 30 prescient 30 misread 30 chastened 30 presumptuous 30 substituted 30 reacting 30 distancing itself 30 startled 30 caught napping 30 prodding 30 conceding 30 slightest 30 clattered