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| drop the ball(expression, idiom, pause, stumble) | |
| fence-straddle(verb, change, pause, swing) | |
| fluff(pause, stumble, waver, stutter) | |
| halt(verb, shake, pause, sway) | |
| hedge(verb, shake, pause, sway) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, pause) | |
| hover(verb, pause, hedge, waver) | |
| pause(verb, shake, sway, vary) | |
| pussyfoot around(verb, expression, change, falter) | |
| react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) | |
| rebound(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge) | |
| resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| run hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, falter) | |
| scruple(pause, stumble, waver, stutter) | |
| shilly-shally(verb, change, swing, falter) | |
| shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat) | |
| speak haltingly(expression, pause, stumble, waver) | |
| spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
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