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103 entries under balk topic. ×

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boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, falter)
6
dally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
6
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, delay)
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think twice(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
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pussyfoot(verb, object, pause, protest, wait)
5
straddle(verb, pause, wait, falter, waver)
5
waffle(verb, shake, pause, sway, wait)
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be irresolute(verb, expression, idiom, change, fear)
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dillydally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
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flinch(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat)
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oscillate(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
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pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
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be reluctant(verb, stick, object, pause, protest)
3
defer(verb, check, restrain, delay, suppress)
3
have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge)
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hedge(verb, delay, shake, pause, sway)
3
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain)
3
stop(verb, restrain, delay, stay, suppress)
3
swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
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