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85 entries under balk topic. ×

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shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stammer(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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step back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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stick(verb, withdraw, follow, retreat, pause)
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stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
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stop(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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straddle(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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stumble(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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stutter(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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tergiversate(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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think about(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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think twice(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
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tremble(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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