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