hesitancy
falter
faltering
waver
hesitation
resume
champ at the bit
chomp at the bit
restive
impatience
stonewalling
you know
bring up short
waiting
-pause
distraction
wait
sweat
swither
check
cool one's heels
pick up on
student syndrome
fret
stew
lather
in a right state
stoppage
existential crisis
interruption
pause
shpilkes
recess
break
respite
eh
time out
haltingly
frightening
dreadful
fearful
anxious
horrific
fearsome
terrible
dire
dreaded
Ovsiankina effect
horrendous
awful
direful
dread
pick up the threads of
letup
shit
stewing
jitter
apprehensively
uneasily
angst
preemption
quail at
apprehend
anxiously
fidgets
uneasiness
aporia
in a lather
demur
impatient
nervosity
um
Porlockian
push past
hiatus
take a breath
interjection
sweats
worrisome
interpausal
alarm
stall for time
pick up the threads
breaking off
delay
preapprehension
pausal
fidgety
abruption
caesura
trepidate
filler phrase
holdup
preoccupy
Schwellenangst

English words for 'A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.'

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