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| fence-straddle(verb, waver, fluctuate, equivocate) | |
| fumble(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| hang(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| hang back(expression, pause, falter, balk) | |
| hold back(expression, pause, falter, balk) | |
| hold off(expression, pause, falter, balk) | |
| linger(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| pause(verb, ponder, stumble, falter) | |
| ponder(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| pull back(expression, pause, falter, balk) | |
| pussyfoot(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| pussyfoot around(verb, expression, waver, fluctuate) | |
| run hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, waver) | |
| scruple(pause, falter, balk) | |
| shrink(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, falter) | |
| stammer(shake, pause, sway, falter) | |
| stop(pause, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| stumble(pause, sway, falter, balk) | |
| stutter(pause, falter, balk, scruple) |
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