82 entries under balk topic. ×

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be loath(verb, adverb, reject, scorn, stick)
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hesitate(verb, stick, object, pause, protest)
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be unwilling(verb, adverb, stop, stick, question)
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deprecate(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, object)
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falter(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
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hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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scruple(verb, stop, have, stick, object)
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vacillate(verb, stick, object, pause, shy)
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alternate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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balance(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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be irresolute(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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boggle(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
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dally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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debate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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defer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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delay(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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demur(verb, stick, object, pause, shy)
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dillydally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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disapprove(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, object)
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