| stumble(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| stutter(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| suspend(verb, delay, defer, postpone) |
| swerve(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| take time |
| tergiversate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| think about(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| think twice(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, pause) |
| totter(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| traipse(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| waffle(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| wait a minute(expression, idiom) |
| wait and see(expression, idiom) |
| wait around(verb, expression, delay, stay, idle) |
| weigh(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| afraid |
| bask(verb, relax, idle, loaf, lounge) |
| baulk |
| be afraid(expression, idiom, irresolution) |