| hang(verb, informal, pause, wait, scruple) |
| pussyfoot(verb, object, pause, protest, wait) |
| stagger(verb, trip, fall, delay, stay) |
| stick at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, unwillingness, unbelief doubt) |
| straddle(verb, pause, wait, falter, waver) |
| waffle(verb, shake, pause, sway, wait) |
| be irresolute(verb, expression, idiom, change, fear) |
| dillydally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle) |
| flinch(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat) |
| flounder(verb, trip, fall, pause, wait) |
| haver |
| oscillate(verb, change, alter, pause, swing) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, cool, delay) |
| ponder(verb, pause, wait, scruple) |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat) |
| rest(verb, stop, delay, relax, shake) |
| shrink from |
| sputter |
| stickle(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt) |
| wobble(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse) |