1
backward(uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant, cautious)
1
be lost(expression, idiom)
1
bind(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
careless
1
check(noun, delay, stay, wait, hindrance)
1
cooling-off period(noun, expression, check, delay, stay)
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coquetry
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coquetting
1
cunctation(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
dawdled
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dawdles
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deferment(noun, delay, stay, wait, interruption)
1
detained(late, delayed, overdue)
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detention(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
dilatoriness
1
discontinuation(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
dolce far niente(expression, idiom)
1
dormancy(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
1
doubt(noun, delay, weakness, uncertainty, pause)
1
doubting(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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