| bicker(verb, oppose, object, divide, protest) |
| clash(verb, argue, disagree, quarrel, wrangle) |
| compunction(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt) |
| contend(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, fight) |
| criticize(verb, oppose, dislike, challenge, condemn) |
| defiance(dispute, question, test, trial, task) |
| defy(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest) |
| denial |
| difficulty(noun, issue, dislike, challenge, doubt) |
| fear(noun, verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| gripe(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike) |
| grouse(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, challenge) |
| hang back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, pause, disagree) |
| hold off(expression, stop, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| hostility(noun, opposition, protest, protestation) |
| jib(verb, object, protest, balk) |
| misdoubt(noun, verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| pull back(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, abandon) |
| raise a howl(expression, idiom) |