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ponder(pause, falter, balk)
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pull back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
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read differently(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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remonstrate(object, protest, disagree, waver)
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skepticize(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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stickling(verb, disagree, waver)
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surmise(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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suspect(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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take dim view of(expression, idiom, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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wobble(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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wonder at(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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alternate(pause, falter, balk)
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be irresolute(pause, falter, balk)
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be undecided(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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bobble(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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break(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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dally(pause, falter, balk)
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defer(pause, falter, balk)
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deprecate(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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