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fight(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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fly in the face of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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have misgivings(expression, stick, question, shy)
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jerk(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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oppose(object, protest, disagree, contradict)
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oscillate(pause, hesitate, scruple)
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pettifog(oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
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pussyfoot(object, pause, protest, disagree)
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put up a fight(expression, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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put up an argument(expression, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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quake(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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question(stick, pause, shy, fret)
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react(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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rebound(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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reel(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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refuse(oppose, object, protest, disagree)
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remonstrate(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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resile(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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say no way(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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say not a chance(expression, idiom, oppose, refuse)
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