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dangle(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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defer(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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deliberate
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dilly-dally
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dither(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
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dodge
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dog(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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doubt(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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drag oneself along(verb, expression, idiom, edge, drag)
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draggle(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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draw(verb, follow, extend, trace, pull)
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droop(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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drop back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
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duck
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equivocate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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evade
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extend(verb, draw, follow, trace, pull)
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fade
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fear
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fight shy
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