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be loath(verb, adverb, reject, scorn, stick)
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be unwilling(verb, adverb, stop, stick, question)
2
falter(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
2
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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alternate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
balance(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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be irresolute(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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debate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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defer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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delay(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dillydally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dither(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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equivocate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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flounder(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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fluctuate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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fumble(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hang(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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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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