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hesitate(change, delay, alter, object)
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equivocate(stop, issue, avoid, shift)
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falter(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver)
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stammer(pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
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vacillate(move, change, remove, turn)
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pause(object, doubt, protest, disagree)
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tergiversate(stop, avoid, escape, pause)
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waffle(move, stop, change, remove)
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fluctuate(move, stop, change, remove)
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hedge(stop, avoid, escape, pause)
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hum and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate)
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prevaricate(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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shift(move, stop, change, alter)
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shilly-shally(change, delay, alter, avoid)
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shuffle(move, change, remove, turn)
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waver(change, alter, object, doubt)
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dodge(avoid, escape, frustrate, lie)
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fence(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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oscillate(stop, change, alter, pause)
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pussyfoot(stop, object, avoid, doubt)
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