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demur(verb, object, pause, protest, disagree)
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hover(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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mince words(verb, expression, escape, lie, shuffle)
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stumble(verb, pause, falter, waver)
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stutter(verb, pause, stumble, falter)
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swerve(verb, move, stop, change, remove)
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alternate(verb, stop, change, alter, adjust)
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back and fill(verb, expression, idiom)
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be irresolute(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
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cavil(verb, object, doubt, escape, protest)
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change(verb, move, turn, alter, adjust)
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debate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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deliberate(verb, shake, pause, sway, vary)
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dilly-dally(verb, delay, waste, shake, pause)
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dither(verb, pause, ponder, stumble)
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halt(verb, shake, pause, sway)
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hang back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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palter(verb, escape, shake, lie, shuffle)
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ponder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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