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| eye askance | |
| give no credence(idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| handwriting on the wall(noun, idiom, feeling, apprehension) | |
| hem and haw | |
| hum and haw | |
| lack of confidence(noun, idiom, difficulty, anxiety) | |
| nervous tension(noun, worry, strain, anxiety) | |
| not buy(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| read differently(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| sinking feeling(noun, feeling, apprehension, foreboding) | |
| sit upon thorns | |
| smell a rat(idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| spell of nerves | |
| stage fever | |
| stage fright(agitation, nervousness, dismay, terror) | |
| state of nerves | |
| stop to consider | |
| straddle the fence | |
| take dim view of(idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| wonder at(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
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