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dispute(verb, oppose, object, protest, disagree)
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divide(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
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doubt(noun, verb, stick, shy, disagree)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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fear
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fight for
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fight shy
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fight shy of(expression, idiom)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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hang off
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have misgivings(verb, expression, stick, question, shy)
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hesitance
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hesitation
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hold out
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huckster
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hullabaloo
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