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oscillation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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pragmatism
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procrastination(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, caution)
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prudence
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puzzle(noun, uncertainty)
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qualm(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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questionability(noun, uncertainty)
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research and development(expression, idiom)
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reserve(noun, nervousness, shyness)
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rule of thumb(expression, idiom)
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scruple(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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shiftiness(noun, irresolution)
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shilly-shallying
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skepticism(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, caution)
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sloth
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solicitude
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spinelessness(noun, irresolution)
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stammering(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
1
stumbling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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temporality
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