| avoid(fear, unwillingness) |
| be reluctant(verb, stick, object, pause, protest) |
| cease(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax) |
| defer(verb, check, restrain, delay, suppress) |
| fear(noun, verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) |
| filibuster(verb, procrastinate) |
| hang fire(expression, idiom, cool, delay, linger) |
| have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge) |
| hedge(verb, delay, shake, pause, sway) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| intermit(verb, discontinuity) |
| loiter(verb, check, delay, stay, hinder) |
| splutter |
| stop(verb, restrain, delay, stay, suppress) |
| swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait) |
| think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick) |
| totter(verb, move, trip, fall, delay) |
| wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge) |
| haw |
| jib(verb, object, protest, balk) |