131 entries under waver topic. ×

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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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wobble(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
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defer(verb, check, restrain, delay, suppress)
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hedge(verb, delay, shake, pause, sway)
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hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain)
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stop(verb, restrain, delay, stay, suppress)
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swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
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totter(verb, move, trip, fall, delay)
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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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be undecided(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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break(verb, pause, stumble, stutter)
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object(protest, disagree, balk)
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quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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quaver(pause, stumble, falter, stutter)
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reel(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
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shake(verb, stop, withdraw, delay, rest)
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shift(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
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