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question(verb, stick, pause, shy, fret)
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recoil from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, scorn)
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resist(object, protest, balk)
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scorn(verb, reject, dislike, avoid, spurn)
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seesaw(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shift(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shrink(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shudder at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, scorn)
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shun(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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shy away(verb, expression, stick, pause, falter)
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sit on fence(verb, expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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spurn(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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stammer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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stick(verb, object, pause, protest, shy)
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stickle(verb, stick, object, doubt, question)
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stop(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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straddle(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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stumble(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
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stutter(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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swerve(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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