112 entries under pause topic. ×
| stumble(verb, have, shy, hesitate) | |
| think twice(verb, expression, idiom, hesitate) | |
| think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, have) | |
| balk(verb, stick, shy, hesitate) | |
| dubiety(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty) | |
| fret(verb, have, stick, shy) | |
| gag(verb, have, stick, shy) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop) | |
| irresolution(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty) | |
| be loath(verb, expression, idiom, have, stick) | |
| be reluctant(verb, expression, idiom, stop, have) | |
| be unwilling(verb, expression, idiom, stop, have) | |
| delay(noun, verb, stop, weakness, doubt) | |
| faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| fluctuate(verb, stop, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| balance(hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| debate(hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hold off(expression, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hover(hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| indecision(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty) |
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