4
squawk(noun, verb, dislike, doubt, opposition)
4
stop to consider(expression, idiom, unbelief doubt)
4
strain(object, protest, disagree, hesitate, waver)
4
twinge of conscience(expression, idiom, unwillingness)
3
awake a doubt(expression, idiom)
3
be dubious(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
3
be loath(verb, expression, idiom, have, stick)
3
be reluctant(verb, expression, idiom, stop, have)
3
be unwilling(verb, expression, idiom, stop, have)
3
beef(noun, verb)
3
bitch(noun, verb)
3
challenge(noun, verb, dispute, dislike, object)
3
complain(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
3
complaint(noun, opposition, protest, protestation)
3
cry out against(expression, idiom)
3
delay(noun, verb, stop, weakness, doubt)
3
delicacy(unwillingness, probity)
3
demurrer
3
dispute(verb, challenge, object, doubt, question)
3
doubtfulness(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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