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take a break(idiom, delay, shake, wait)
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take a breather(idiom, delay, shake, wait)
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take five(delay, shake, wait, interrupt)
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take ten(delay, shake, wait, interrupt)
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think about(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think twice about(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stick)
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train off(diverge, stray, lurch, veer)
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trip up(trip, fall, hesitate, stumble)
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turn away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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walk unsteadily
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wax and wane
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To hesitate
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back away(withdraw, retreat, react)
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be afraid(idiom, irresolution)
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be in two minds
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beat around the bush(idiom, hesitate, wander, vacillate)
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bend over(verb, twist, bow, lean)
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boil over(verb, blow, flash, burn)
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box the compass(idiom, tergiversation)
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brood over(verb, fly, drift, hang)
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