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64 entries under pause topic. ×

6
shy(verb, start, hesitate, recoil)
4
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, return)
3
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
swerve(verb, move, stop, change, start)
2
alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
equivocate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
hedge(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
hem and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
2
pussyfoot(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
2
vacillate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
balance(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
1
be irresolute(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
be reluctant(stick, hesitate, trail, linger)
1
be unwilling(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
1
dally(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
debate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
defer(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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