112 entries under pause topic. ×

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qualm(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, concern)
18
doubt(noun, verb, stop, upset, trouble)
15
misgiving(noun, upset, trouble, feeling, worry)
14
demur(noun, verb, stop, worry, concern)
14
waver(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
13
hesitate(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
12
falter(verb, have, stick, shy)
10
mistrust(noun, verb, trouble, concern, delay)
10
vacillate(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
9
question(noun, verb, dispute, have, stick)
8
reluctance(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
8
stickle(verb, have, stick, object, doubt)
6
have qualms(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, have)
6
hesitancy(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
6
worry(noun, verb, trouble, concern, have)
5
boggle(verb, have, stick, shy)
5
demurral(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
5
hem and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate, waver)
5
shrink(verb, stop, balance, shy)
5
skepticism(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
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