83 entries under balk topic. ×

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pull back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
2
remonstrate(object, protest, disagree, hesitate, waver)
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alternate(pause, hesitate, falter)
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be irresolute(pause, hesitate, falter)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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dally(pause, hesitate, falter)
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defer(pause, hesitate, falter)
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deprecate(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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dillydally(pause, hesitate, falter)
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disagree(verb, object, protest, hesitate, waver)
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disapprove(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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dither(pause, hesitate, falter)
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equivocate(pause, hesitate, falter)
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flounder(pause, hesitate, stumble, falter, waver)
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fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
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hang(pause, hesitate, falter)
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have misgivings(verb, expression, stick, pause, shy)
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hedge(pause, hesitate, falter)
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hold back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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linger(verb, pause, hesitate, falter)
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