| fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| hang(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| hang back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| hedge(shift, pause, hesitate, jiving, falter) |
| hem and haw(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter) |
| hesitate(verb, pause, wait, scruple) |
| hold back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| hover(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| linger(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| oscillate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| pause(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| pull back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| pussyfoot(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| scruple(pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| seesaw(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| shift(pause, hesitate, jiving, falter, hedge) |
| shrink(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| shy away(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |