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dillydally(pause, falter, balk)
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disagree(verb, object, protest, waver)
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disapprove(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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dither(pause, falter, balk)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, pause, stumble)
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equivocate(pause, falter, balk)
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flounder(pause, stumble, falter, waver)
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fluff(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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fumble(pause, falter, waver, balk)
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halt(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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hang(pause, falter, balk)
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hedge(pause, falter, balk)
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hold back(verb, expression, pause, falter)
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impugn(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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linger(verb, pause, falter, balk)
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lurch(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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oscillate(pause, falter, balk)
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pussyfoot(object, pause, disagree, falter)
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quaver(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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reel(pause, stumble, waver, stutter)
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