127 entries under balk topic. ×

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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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alternate(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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back off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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be irresolute(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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be loath(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
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be reluctant(verb, stick, object, pause, shy)
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be unwilling(stick, pause, shy, hesitate, falter)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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break with(verb, expression, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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dally(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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defer(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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disavow(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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discord(verb, oppose, refuse, divide, shy)
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dither(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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divide(verb, oppose, refuse, shy, argue)
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dodge(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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equivocate(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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express doubts(verb, expression, object, protest)
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