| correct(verb, review, amend, revise, reconsider) |
| dally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| defer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| delay(verb, shake, pause, wait, hesitate) |
| desist(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| dillydally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| discontinue(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| doubt(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| drop(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| emend(verb, review, amend, revise, reconsider) |
| equivocate(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate) |
| fear |
| flounder(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| fluctuate(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate) |
| fumble(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| go on tiptoe(expression, idiom) |
| halt(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| hang(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk) |
| hang in doubt(expression, idiom) |
| have misgivings(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, scruple) |