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retardation
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retarded(adjective, slow)
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scruple(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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shilly-shally(noun, adjective, delay, weakness, doubt)
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shrinking(verb, hesitating)
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shuffling
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skeptical(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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skepticism(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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slow-going(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy)
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slow-paced(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy)
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slowpoke(adjective, slow)
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snail-like(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
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stalling
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stammering(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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stumbling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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temporizing
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tentative(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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tentativeness(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, caution)
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time-wasting(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
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timidity(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, caution)
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