| vacillate(verb, stick, shy, disagree, hesitate) |
| waver(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt) |
| wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| withdraw(verb, retreat, hesitate, tremble, balk) |
| abrupt |
| arduous |
| argue(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ) |
| ask |
| avoid |
| back down |
| backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| be loath(verb, stick, question, pause, shy) |
| be reluctant(verb, stick, object, doubt, question) |
| be unwilling(verb, stick, question, pause, shy) |
| blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| boggler |
| break with(verb, expression, oppose, disagree, contradict) |
| buck(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ) |
| carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |