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grouse(noun, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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hang back(expression, stop, pause, balance)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, disagree)
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jib(object, protest, balk)
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misdoubt(noun, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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pull back(expression, stop, withdraw, abandon)
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shilly-shally(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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stumble(quiet, restrain, curb, suppress)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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turn down(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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withdraw(decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
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abstain(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
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banish(reject, oppose, dismiss, dislike)
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be apprehensive of(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be curious(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be dubious(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be in a quandary(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be puzzled(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be uncertain(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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be undetermined(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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