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scruple(verb, have, stick, object, doubt)
5
shrink(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
3
balance(pause, scruple)
2
balk(verb, oppose, withdraw, stick, object)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
debate(pause, scruple)
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falter(verb, withdraw, stick, retreat, pause)
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flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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hang back(expression, pause, scruple)
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have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question, pause)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, disagree)
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hold off(expression, pause, scruple)
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hover(pause, scruple)
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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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pause(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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ponder(pause, scruple)
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pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
stick(verb, withdraw, object, doubt, retreat)
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strain(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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