76 entries under pause topic. ×

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stumble(verb, move, ruin, trip, fall)
16
stagger(verb, move, trip, fall, collapse)
14
falter(verb, fall, fail, failure)
14
fumble(verb, stop, ruin, trip, fall)
14
lurch(verb, move, disturb, trip, fall)
5
fluctuate(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
5
roll(verb, move, fall, shake)
5
waver(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
4
alternate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
4
hesitate(verb, trip, fall, uncertainty)
4
shift(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
4
teeter(verb, move, fall, collapse, shake)
4
vacillate(shake, hesitate, stumble, falter)
3
oscillate(shake, throw, hesitate, fling)
3
rock(verb, move, drop, fall, shake)
3
seesaw(verb, move, stop, fall, shake)
3
topple(verb, move, drop, trip, fall)
2
doubt(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
hem and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate, stumble)
2
quaver(agitation, hesitate, stumble, waver)
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