83 entries under balk topic. ×

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hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
4
protest(noun, verb, dislike, object, doubt)
4
shy(verb, have, stick, object, protest)
4
strain(object, protest, disagree, hesitate, waver)
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
challenge(noun, verb, dispute, dislike, object)
3
complain(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
3
delay(noun, verb, stop, weakness, doubt)
3
dispute(verb, challenge, object, doubt, question)
3
fluctuate(verb, stop, dispute, challenge, doubt)
3
jib(verb, object, protest)
3
object(verb, protest, disagree, hesitate, waver)
2
balance(pause, hesitate, falter)
2
debate(pause, hesitate, falter)
2
hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
2
hover(pause, hesitate, falter)
2
oppose(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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ponder(pause, hesitate, falter)
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