| shilly-shally(noun, verb, delay, dispute, weakness) | |
| shrink from | |
| sprinkling | |
| state a grievance(expression, idiom) | |
| straddle the fence(expression, idiom) | |
| throw doubt upon(expression, idiom) | |
| touch of conscience(expression, idiom) | |
| trace(noun, drop, part, end, dash) | |
| treat with reserve(expression, idiom) | |
| twinge(noun, doubt, misgiving, qualm, pang) | |
| units of weight(expression, idiom) | |
| voice of conscience(expression, idiom) | |
| yell bloody murder(expression, idiom) | |
| balance(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| be apprehensive of(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) | |
| be curious(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) | |
| be in a quandary(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) | |
| be puzzled(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) | |
| be undetermined(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) | |
| blench(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch) |
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