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wonder at(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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adjourn(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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be dilatory(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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be indecisive(verb, change, swing, falter)
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be irresolute(verb, change, swing, falter)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, dodge)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
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challenge(verb, dispute, doubt, question)
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change mind(verb, expression, change, waver)
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cool(delay, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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defer(cool, delay, postpone, adjourn)
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disbelieve(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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discredit(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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dispute(verb, challenge, doubt, question)
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distrust(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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fence-straddle(verb, change, swing, waver)
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give the run around(verb, expression, idiom, cool, delay)
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goldbrick(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
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hang fire(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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hold off(expression, cool, delay, dawdle)
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