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| cease(stop, delay, rest, relax) | |
| defer(check, restrain, delay, suppress) | |
| fear(noun, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| filibuster | |
| have qualms(expression, dispute, stick, challenge) | |
| hedge(delay, shake, pause, sway) | |
| hold off(expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) | |
| intermit | |
| loiter(check, delay, stay, hinder) | |
| stop(restrain, delay, stay, suppress) | |
| swerve(withdraw, retreat, pause, wait) | |
| think twice about(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick) | |
| totter(move, trip, fall, delay) | |
| wince(withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge) | |
| jib(object, protest, balk) | |
| amble(delay, stay, idle, remain) | |
| arrest(check, delay, hinder, lessen) | |
| back off(expression, check, delay, hinder) | |
| backfire(withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil) | |
| be dilatory(delay, stay, idle, remain) |
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