3
shilly-shally(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
3
stumble(verb, quiet, restrain, curb, suppress)
3
think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
3
turn down(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
withdraw(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
2
abstain(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
2
argument(noun, issue, disagreement, opposition, protest)
2
aversion(noun, dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal)
2
banish(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, dislike)
2
be apprehensive of(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be curious(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be dubious(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be in a quandary(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be puzzled(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be uncertain(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
be undetermined(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
beg off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
censure(noun, verb, oppose, dislike, challenge)
2
collide(verb, disagree)
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