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suffer(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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traverse(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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vacillate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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waver(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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weather(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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withdraw(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, ignore)
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