2
disquietude(noun, trouble, worry, concern, excitement)
2
distrust(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
dubiety(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
dubious(adjective, uncertainty)
2
dubiousness(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
embarrassment
2
halt(break, delay, interruption, postponement, holdup)
2
impatience(noun, doubt, uncertainty, irritation, annoyance)
2
inquietude(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
2
intermission(noun, break, halt, delay, interval)
2
interregnum(noun, break, time, rest, interval)
2
nervousness(noun, trouble, worry, concern, excitement)
2
pins and needles(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, worry)
2
presumption(noun, belief, hope, anticipation, expectation)
2
remission(break, halt, delay, interruption, postponement)
2
respite(break, halt, delay, interval, interruption)
2
scruple(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
show(noun, drama)
2
stasis
2
stoppage(break, halt, delay, interval, interruption)
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