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change(verb, shake, sway, vary)
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change mind(verb, expression, waver, fluctuate)
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cool(adjective, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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defer(cool, delay, falter, balk)
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dilly-dally(verb, shake, sway, vary)
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drag(stop, cool, delay, stay, remain)
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drag your feet(expression, idiom, delay, linger)
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equivocate(verb, ponder, stumble, stall)
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fence-straddle(verb, hedge, waver, fluctuate)
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flounder(falter, waver, balk, scruple)
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fluctuate(verb, ponder, stumble, falter)
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fumble(falter, waver, 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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hang fire(expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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have misgivings(verb, expression, scruple)
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hedge(verb, ponder, stumble, stall)
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hinder(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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let slide(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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oppose(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, object)
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