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delay(verb, pause, falter, balk)
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desist(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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dillydally(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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flinch(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat)
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fluctuate(verb, stop, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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give no credence(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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harbor suspicion(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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hold back(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject)
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imagine(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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insinuate(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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misgive(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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not buy(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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ponder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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query(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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read differently(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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skepticize(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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smell a rat(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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surmise(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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take dim view of(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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