62 entries under pause topic. ×

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shift(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shrink(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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shy away(verb, expression, stick, falter)
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sit on fence(verb, expression, idiom, falter)
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stammer(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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stick(verb, object, protest, shy)
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stickle(verb, stick, object, doubt, question)
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stop(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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straddle(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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stumble(verb, stick, question, shy)
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stutter(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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swerve(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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tergiversate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
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think twice(verb, expression, hesitate, falter)
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think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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waffle(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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waver(verb, stick, object, shy)
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weigh(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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worry(verb, stick, question, shy)
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