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