50 entries under scruple topic. ×

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hesitate(verb, stick, pause, shy, falter)
7
waver(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
6
demur(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
6
falter(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
6
shrink(verb, pause, shy, hesitate, recoil)
6
vacillate(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
3
hover(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
3
pause(verb, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
2
balance(pause, hesitate, irresolution)
2
balk(stick, pause, shy, throw, hesitate)
2
dillydally(pause, hesitate, irresolution)
2
doubt(noun, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
2
equivocate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
2
hang back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, recoil)
2
hedge(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
2
hold off(expression, pause, hesitate)
2
pull back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, recoil)
2
pussyfoot(pause, hesitate)
2
shift(pause, hesitate)
2
stick(pause, shy, throw, hesitate, balk)
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