2
harbor suspicion(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
hesitance(noun, dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal)
2
hold back(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject)
2
holler(maintain, oppose, declare, object, protest)
2
howl(maintain, oppose, declare, object, protest)
2
imagine(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
insinuate(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
misgive(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
nix(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
not buy(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
omit
2
ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
query(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
2
read differently(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
rebuff(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
refrain(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
2
reluctance(noun, dislike, challenge, doubt, opposition)
2
reprobate(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
retreat(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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