| object(protest, disagree, waver, balk) |
| play |
| prevaricate |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, delay) |
| quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil) |
| quaver(pause, stumble, falter, waver, stutter) |
| reel(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip) |
| retreat(verb, withdraw, dodge, react, flinch) |
| shake(verb, stop, withdraw, delay, rest) |
| shift(verb, change, alter, pause, swing) |
| stall for time(verb, expression, idiom, time, wait) |
| start(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge) |
| stop to consider(expression, idiom, unbelief doubt) |
| strain(object, protest, disagree, waver, balk) |
| weave(verb, shake, pause, sway, vary) |
| withdraw(verb, retreat, dodge, recoil, retract) |
| yield |
| be apprehensive of(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| be curious(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| be dubious(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, challenge) |