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protest(oppose, object, disagree, contradict)
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pull back(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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quail(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stick(withdraw, object, doubt, retreat)
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stickle for(phrasal verb, barter)
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stipulate for(phrasal verb, contention)
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strain(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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stumble(stick, question, pause, shy)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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vacillate(stick, shy, disagree, hesitate)
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waver(withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
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wince(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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withdraw(retreat, hesitate, tremble, balk)
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argue(oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
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backfire(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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be loath(stick, question, pause, shy)
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be reluctant(stick, object, doubt, question)
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be unwilling(stick, question, pause, shy)
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blanch(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blink(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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