| quibble(verb, avoid, escape, lie, disagree) |
| stall(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle) |
| balance(change, pause, vary, hesitate, falter) |
| beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, escape, lie) |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop) |
| demur(verb, object, pause, protest, disagree) |
| evade(verb, avoid, shift, escape, frustrate) |
| hover(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate) |
| mince words(verb, expression, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| stumble(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, waver) |
| stutter(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter) |
| swerve(verb, move, stop, change, remove) |
| alternate(verb, stop, change, alter, adjust) |
| avoid(verb, slip, shift, escape, shuffle) |
| back and fill(verb, expression, idiom, hesitate) |
| be irresolute(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate) |
| beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, escape) |
| bottom out(verb, expression, move, change, remove) |
| cavil(verb, object, doubt, escape, protest) |