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grudge(verb, give, mind, envy, resent)
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hang(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hang back(verb, expression, pause, linger, falter)
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have misgivings(verb, expression, stick, question, shy)
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have no use for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
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have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question, pause)
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hedge(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, mind)
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hover(verb, stick, pause, trail, linger)
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linger(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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loathe(verb, reject, mind, scorn, dislike)
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look down on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
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not care for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
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object to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, scorn)
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oscillate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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pause(verb, object, protest, hesitate, linger)
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ponder(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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pull back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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pussyfoot(verb, object, pause, protest, hesitate)
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