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turn away(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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wonder at(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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alternate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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back off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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be irresolute(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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be loath(verb, stick, pause, shy)
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be unwilling(stick, pause, shy, falter)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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dally(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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defer(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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disbelieve(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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discredit(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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distrust(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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dither(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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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, falter, balk, scruple)
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evade(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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