| boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, recoil, falter) |
| cringe(verb, recoil, flinch) |
| debate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| dillydally(stop, fail, delay, diminish, decrease) |
| draw back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease) |
| flinch(verb, recoil, cringe) |
| hang fire |
| hang off |
| have qualms(expression, pause, hesitate, scruple) |
| hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter) |
| jib |
| plod(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |
| poke(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |
| ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| pull back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance) |
| quail(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| retreat(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
| stick(verb, pause, hesitate, linger, scruple) |
| stickle(pause, hesitate, scruple) |