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hesitate(withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
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recoil(withdraw, retreat, shrink, react)
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scruple(have, stick, object, doubt)
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shrink(withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
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demur(withdraw, shy, disagree, contradict)
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dissent(oppose, conflict, disagree, rebel)
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boggle(stick, question, pause, shy)
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contend
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stick at(expression, phrasal verb, unwillingness)
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balk(oppose, withdraw, stick, object)
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blench(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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decline(oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
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falter(withdraw, stick, retreat, pause)
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flinch(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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gag(stick, question, pause, shy)
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have qualms(expression, stick, question, pause)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom, disagree, hesitate)
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kick(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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object(oppose, protest, disagree, contradict)
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pause(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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