112 entries under balk topic. ×

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defer(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
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dodge(withdraw, retreat, hesitate, wander)
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draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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hang(verb, fly, pause, hesitate, drift)
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have misgivings(verb, expression, stick, pause, shy)
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hold back(expression, delay, shake, pause, wait)
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jerk(verb, drop, take, withdraw, top)
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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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linger(verb, fly, pause, hesitate, drift)
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ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
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pussyfoot(object, pause, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, pause)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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