85 entries under pause topic. ×

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break(hesitate, stumble, waver)
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dally(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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debate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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defer(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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delay(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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demur(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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dillydally(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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dither(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
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doubt(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, hesitate, stumble)
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equivocate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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flounder(hesitate, stumble, falter, waver)
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fluctuate(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
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hang(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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hang back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hedge(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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hold back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hold off(expression, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hover(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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linger(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
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