Check and Hesitation

Check

Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

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Hesitation and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitation" instead a noun "Check".

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Hesitation noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.

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Check and hesitation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a noun "Hesitation".

long	long check	long hesitation
usual	usual check	usual hesitation
brief	brief check	brief hesitation
initial	initial check	initial hesitation
Other adjectives: small, real, constant, big, wrong, little, bad, last.

If the check involves knowledge your character doesn't have, or is an attempt to lie, the dialog choice will involve dialog that's a painfully obvious lie, often with hesitation or stammering.

Source: Bad Liar

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