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111 entries under hesitate topic. ×

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ponder(pause, falter, scruple)
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pussyfoot(avoid, hide, escape, pause, conceal)
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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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remonstrate(oppose, criticize, object, protest, disagree)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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seesaw(pause, falter, scruple)
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shake(noun, verb, stop, upset, withdraw)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shy away(verb, expression, stop, start, withdraw)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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stammer(pause, falter, scruple)
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start(noun, verb, upset, withdraw, blow)
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step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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straddle(pause, falter, scruple)
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stutter(pause, falter, scruple)
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