93 entries under balk topic. ×

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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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doubt(noun, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
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fumble(verb, pause, hesitate, waver)
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hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, scruple)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, lean, rock)
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ponder(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, pause)
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seesaw(verb, twist, shake, fly, pause)
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start(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, stick, retreat, pause)
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waffle(verb, shake, pause, sway, hesitate)
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withdraw(retreat, hesitate, tremble, demur)
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alternate(verb, shake, pause, sway, hesitate)
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back off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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be loath(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
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be unwilling(stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, shake, pause)
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carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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