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suspicion(noun, trouble, worry, concern, difficulty)
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delay(noun, end, check, weakness, doubt)
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reservation(noun, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, fear)
8
suspense(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
diffidence(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
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distrust(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
7
falter
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fluctuation(noun, delay, anxiety, weakness, doubt)
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hesitance(noun, opposition, unwillingness, reluctance)
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stammering(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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suspension
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break
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compunction(noun, doubt, fear, integrity, morality)
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dawdling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
6
demur(noun, dislike, challenge, doubt, opposition)
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equivocation(noun, verb, delay, weakness, doubt)
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interruption
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shilly-shally(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
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skepticism(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
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timidity(noun, act, delay, anxiety, weakness)
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