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hang back(verb, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
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hum and haw(verb, idiom, irresolution, stammering)
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hem and haw(verb, idiom, pause, hesitate)
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give up(verb, phrasal verb, flag, hopelessness)
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be irresolute(verb, idiom, fear, pause)
3
have qualms(verb, worry, stick, avoid)
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let up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
3
stick at(verb, phrasal verb)
3
think twice(verb, pause, hesitate, balk)
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think twice about(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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be undecided(verb, idiom, pause, hesitate)
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bog down(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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go wrong(verb, slip, stumble, tumble)
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goof off(verb, delay, stay, idle)
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hold off(pause, hesitate, balk, scruple)
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lose courage(verb, worry, avoid, fuss)
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lose heart
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pull back(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause)
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run aground(verb, idiom, failure)
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slow up(verb, check, fail, delay)
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