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