112 entries under pause topic. ×

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ponder(hesitate, falter, balk)
2
pull back(verb, expression, stop, balance)
2
wobble(hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
1
alternate(hesitate, falter, balk)
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averseness(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
1
be irresolute(hesitate, falter, balk)
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be undecided(hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
1
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
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bobble(hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
1
break(hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
1
dally(hesitate, falter, balk)
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dawdling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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defer(hesitate, falter, balk)
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delaying(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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dillydally(hesitate, falter, balk)
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dither(hesitate, falter, balk)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, hesitate, stumble)
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equivocate(hesitate, falter, balk)
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equivocation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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flounder(hesitate, stumble, falter, waver)
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