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pausing(verb, hesitating)
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poor(weak, feeble)
2
quaking(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, unsteady)
2
qualm(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
quavering
2
quivering(adjective, fluctuation, swaying)
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reluctant
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shaking(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, unsteady)
2
shuffling
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slight(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
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slow(uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant, cautious)
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soft(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
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stammer
2
stutter
2
subdued(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
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timid(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
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totter(noun, verb)
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tottery(weak, unstable, unsettled, unsteady, trembling)
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undetermined(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
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uneven(adjective, confused, unreliable, variable, rambling)
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