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have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question, pause)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, disagree, hesitate)
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hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, scruple)
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hover(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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jib(object, protest, balk)
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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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object(verb, oppose, protest, disagree, contradict)
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pause(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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ponder(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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protest(verb, oppose, object, disagree, contradict)
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pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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retreat(withdraw, react)
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stick(verb, withdraw, object, doubt, retreat)
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stickle for(verb, phrasal verb, barter)
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stipulate for(verb, phrasal verb, contention)
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strain(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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stumble(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
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think twice(expression, pause, hesitate, scruple)
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think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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