| hate(verb, activity, state, animosity, loathing) |
| balk(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate) |
| be loath(verb, adverb, stick, question, pause) |
| be reluctant(verb, adverb, stop, stick, question) |
| vacillate(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate) |
| alternate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| balance(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| be disinclined |
| be irresolute(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| beg off |
| begrudge |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, pause, falter) |
| boggle(verb, stick, question, pause, shy) |
| dally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| debate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| decline |
| defer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| delay(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| demur(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate) |
| dillydally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |