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