63 entries under pause topic. ×
| shift(noun, verb, move, stop, change) | |
| shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat) | |
| shy(verb, start, slip, depart) | |
| waver(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat) | |
| alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push) | |
| hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, retreat) | |
| pussyfoot(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, move, stop, change) | |
| equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop) | |
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, wait) | |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop) | |
| demur(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, falter) | |
| fluctuate(verb, move, stop, change, remove) | |
| hang(verb, turn, pitch, falter) | |
| hang back(expression, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| scruple(hesitate, falter, balk, unwillingness) | |
| stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| stop(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) |
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