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scruple(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow, pull)
3
think twice(verb, expression, pause, falter)
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vacillate(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
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boggle(verb, pause, recoil, falter)
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debate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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dillydally(stop, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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have qualms(expression, pause, scruple)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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ponder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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pull back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
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stick(verb, pause, linger, scruple)
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stickle(pause, scruple)
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swerve(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, pause, scruple)
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alternate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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be irresolute(pause, falter, waver, balk)
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be reluctant(verb, pause, linger, falter)
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be unwilling(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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