62 entries under pause topic. ×

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weigh(verb, stop, study, get, mean)
11
think about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, study)
8
debate(verb, consider, think, contemplate)
5
balance(verb, stop, study, consider, oppose)
4
hesitate(verb, wait, scruple)
2
demur(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
falter(hesitate, balk, scruple)
2
hang back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
hem and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
2
hover(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
pull back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
scruple(hesitate, falter, balk)
2
stickle(hesitate, scruple)
2
think twice(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
think twice about(expression, idiom, hesitate, scruple)
2
vacillate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
alternate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
balk(hesitate, falter, scruple)
1
be irresolute(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
be reluctant(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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