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pull back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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scruple(pause, disagree, stumble, waver)
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seesaw(verb, stop, change, alter, pause)
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shrink(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shy away(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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sit on the fence(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
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stickle(object, pause, protest, disagree)
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straddle(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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strain(object, protest, disagree, waver)
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sway(verb, alter, shake, swing, rock)
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think twice(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, pause, scruple)
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yo-yo(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
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balk(object, avoid, pause, protest)
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be indecisive(verb, falter, waver, fluctuate)
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be reluctant(object, pause, protest, falter)
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be undecided(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
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be unwilling(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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bobble(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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break(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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