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fumble(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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give the run around(expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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goldbrick(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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hamper(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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hedge(verb, pause, falter, balk)
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let slide(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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oscillate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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play for time(verb, expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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ponder(examine, deliberate, pause, contemplate)
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pull back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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pussyfoot(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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scruple(pause, falter, balk)
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seesaw(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shift(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shrink(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shy away(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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stammer(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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straddle(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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