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62 entries under pause topic. ×
| doubt(verb, stick, object, shy) | |
| equivocate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| flounder(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| fluctuate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| fumble(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| gag(verb, stick, question, shy) | |
| hang(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, linger, falter) | |
| have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question) | |
| hedge(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, falter) | |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, mind) | |
| hover(verb, stick, trail, linger) | |
| linger(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| oscillate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| ponder(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, hesitate, falter) | |
| pussyfoot(verb, object, protest, hesitate) | |
| question(verb, stick, shy, fret) | |
| seesaw(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) |
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