| shy(verb, quiet, reject, oppose, dismiss) |
| back down(verb, expression, withdraw, back, yield) |
| beef(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object) |
| bitch(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object) |
| call in question(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| conscience(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt) |
| contradict(verb, oppose, refuse, shy, dissent) |
| deny(verb, decline, reject, oppose, dismiss) |
| grievance(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition) |
| have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge) |
| hesitancy(noun, condition, doubt, integrity, morality) |
| hum and haw(expression, idiom, irresolution) |
| refusal(noun, objection, disinclination, reluctance) |
| shrink(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause) |
| shrinking(dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition, protest) |
| stick(verb, withdraw, object, retreat, protest) |
| stick at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, unwillingness) |
| strain(verb, oppose, object, protest, fuss) |
| think twice(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, falter) |
| avoid(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny) |