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protract(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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alternate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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arrest(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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balance(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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balk(pause, falter, scruple)
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be dilatory(verb, cool, delay, stay, idle)
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be irresolute(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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be reluctant(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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be unwilling(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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check(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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cool(delay, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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debate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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drag your feet(expression, idiom, delay, trail)
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drop back(verb, expression, draw, follow, extend)
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drop behind(verb, expression, follow, pull)
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equivocate(verb, pause, falter, balk)
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fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
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flounder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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fluctuate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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