62 entries under pause topic. ×

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tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
19
waffle(verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear, decline)
18
hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
11
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
11
hesitate(verb, delay, wait, defer)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
10
vacillate(verb, escape, hesitate, ponder)
6
waver(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
4
dither(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
4
fluctuate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
4
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
3
alternate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
3
oscillate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
2
boggle(verb, hesitate, falter, waver)
2
delay(verb, defer, hesitate, falter)
2
pull back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
shrink(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
shy away(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
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