61 entries under pause topic. ×

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be reluctant(verb, adverb, reject, scorn, stick)
2
be unwilling(verb, adverb, stick, question)
2
scruple(verb, have, stick, shy)
2
vacillate(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
1
balk(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
1
boggle(verb, stick, question, shy)
1
demur(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
1
falter(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
1
gag(verb, stick, question, shy)
1
have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question)
1
hesitate(verb, stick, shy, balk)
1
question(verb, stick, shy, fret)
1
stickle(verb, stick, question, shy)
1
stumble(verb, stick, question, shy)
1
think twice(verb, expression, hesitate, scruple)
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think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
1
waver(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
1
worry(verb, stick, question, shy)
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alternate(hesitate, scruple)
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balance(hesitate, scruple)
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