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fleck
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fret(verb, have, stick, pause, shy)
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gag(verb, have, stick, pause, shy)
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hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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hesitance(noun, qualm, reluctancy, counter-argument)
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irresolution(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
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minimum(noun, amount, smallness)
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morsel(noun, drop, part, end, dash)
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pang(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
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point of honor(expression, idiom, probity)
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protest(noun, verb, dislike, object, doubt)
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protestation(noun, dislike, doubt, opposition, protest)
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recoil(verb, cringe, flinch, unwillingness)
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restraint
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scintilla(noun, drop, part, end, dash)
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second thought(noun, expression, doubt, misgiving, qualm)
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shrinking(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest, objection)
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shy(verb, have, stick, object, protest)
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solicitude(noun, worry, anxiety, care, consideration)
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