62 entries under pause topic. ×

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question(verb, hesitate, scruple)
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seesaw(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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shift(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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shrink(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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shy away(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
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stammer(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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stop(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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straddle(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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stumble(hesitate, perplex, falter, bewilder)
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stutter(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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swerve(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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tergiversate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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waffle(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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waver(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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worry(verb, fret, hesitate, falter)
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be loath(hesitate, scruple)
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boggle(hesitate, scruple)
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gag(hesitate, scruple)
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have misgivings(expression, hesitate, scruple)
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